Explore Herkimer County, NY
Herkimer County Quick Facts
Founded in 1791
County seat: Herkimer
Largest village German Flatts
Area
- Total 1,458 sq mi (3,780 km2)
- Land 1,411 sq mi (3,650 km2)
- Water 46 sq mi (120 km2) 3.2%
Population as of the 2020 census was 59,937.
Upcoming Herkimer County Events
![Artwork by Melissa Roys](https://mohawkvalley.today/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4823-180x180.jpeg)
Enjoy the work of artist, Melissa Roys
![Artwork by Melissa Roys](https://mohawkvalley.today/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4823-180x180.jpeg)
![Artwork by Melissa Roys](https://mohawkvalley.today/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4823-180x180.jpeg)
![Artwork by Melissa Roys](https://mohawkvalley.today/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4823-180x180.jpeg)
Enjoy the work of artist, Melissa Roys
![Writing Workshop Old Forge Library, Image provided by Old Forge Library.](https://mohawkvalley.today/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1497-180x180.jpeg)
![Writing Workshop Old Forge Library, Image provided by Old Forge Library.](https://mohawkvalley.today/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1497-180x180.jpeg)
Writers Workshop at the Old Forge Library
![The Veggie Van mobile Market, Image by the Veggie Van](https://mohawkvalley.today/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1557-1-180x180.jpeg)
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Veggie Van Ilion NY
![Adventures in Art at Old Forge Library, image by Old Forge Library](https://mohawkvalley.today/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1678-180x180.jpeg)
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Adventures in Art – Old Forge Library
Named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died in 1777 from wounds suffered during the Battle of Oriskany during the Revolutionary War.
![An oil painting titled Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany.](https://mohawkvalley.today/new/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Herkimer_at_oriskany.jpg)
![An oil painting titled Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany.](https://mohawkvalley.today/new/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Herkimer_at_oriskany.jpg)
An oil painting titled Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany. Although wounded, General Nicholas Herkimer rallies the Tryon County militia at the Battle of Oriskany on August 6, 1777. By Frederick Coffay Yohn – Painting at the public library of Utica, New York.
Herkimer County extends from the Mohawk River in the south north into the Adirondack Park. In the Mohawk Valley, it is located between Oneida County and Montgomery County.