Editing Otselic, New York (section)

== Communities and locations in Otselic ==
*'''Beaver Meadow''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] in the southeastern part of the town, located on County Road 16. The name is derived from low-lying ground often flooded due to beaver dams. Originally known as Lower Beaver Meadow, it was the site of beaver dams that flooded hundreds of acres. 
*'''The Gorge''' &ndash; A gorge with a brook of the same name flowing from the east into South Otselic; In 1850, a road, The Plank Road, (actually a boardwalk) of hemlock planks was built to connect South Otselic to Norwich for a distance of 19 miles. 
*'''Mariposa''' &ndash; The settled area west of the hamlet of South Otselic along County Road 13.
*'''Otselic''' &ndash; The hamlet of Otselic is the first settled area of the town, near the northern town line at the junction of [[New York State Route 26|NY Route 26]] and [[New York State Route 80|NY Route 80]]. The Otselic River passes close to the community.
*'''Otselic Center''' &ndash; A hamlet between Otselic village and Seventh Day Hollow on NY-26 at its juncture with County Road 16.
*'''Ratville''' &ndash; an area on Ratville Road which runs from Ridge Road west down a steep hill ending in the Town of Lincklaen so named for many rats at a grain mill there or many muskrats in the swamp/millpond.
*'''Rhode Island''' &ndash; A location by the western town line.
*'''The Ridge''' &ndash; the mountain running north from the hamlet of South Otselic to the Town of Georgetown, it is traversed by the Ridge Road and was called Pleasant Ridge. The south end of the Ridge is known as Miner Hill and the north end as Palmer Hill.
*'''Sandersonville'''&ndash; A location of residences along NY State Hwy 26 south of the South Otselic Fish Hatchery so named for the original Sanderson Farm located there.
*'''Seventh Day Hollow''' &ndash; A hamlet northeast of South Otselic on NY-26, so named for the original settlement and church there of [[Seventh Day Baptists]]. It lies at the confluence of Bucks Brook and the Otselic River. In the 1800s, a mill run was built on the Otselic "Creek" and a side wheel built to run sawmill.
*'''South Otselic''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town on NY-26 and the Otselic River at the junction with County Road 13. It was home to internationally known Gladding Fishing Line and is also the resting place of [[Murder of Grace Brown|Grace Brown]]. In 1983, many of its historic buildings were included in the [[South Otselic Historic District]] on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> The [[Newton Homestead]] was listed in 1982 and the [[Holden B. Mathewson House]], which is now a [[bed and breakfast]], in 2009.<ref name="nris"/> In the 1800s a dam was built on the Otselic River above the hamlet to feed a mill run that powered a saw mill and a grain mill in South Otselic. In the 1800s, the hamlet also boasted an ashery, a tannery, two hotels, an opera house, five stores, two churches, a school, and a rope and line factory (rope walk).
*'''South Otselic State Fish Hatchery''' &ndash; A [[fish hatchery]] south of South Otselic.
*'''Stanbro''' &ndash; A former hamlet northwest of Beaver Meadow, named for the Stanbro family and notably Dr. Stanbro.
*'''Tallet Hill''' &ndash; A hilltop north and west of the hamlet of South Otselic traversed by Warner Road. It was settled by the Tallet family, descendants of the first settler there, John Tallet, a Hessian soldier, stranded in America after the Revolution.
*'''Truman Hill ''' &ndash; A hilltop abutting Tallet Hill on the northwest and rising from the Otselic Valley. It was so named for the Truman family that settled there.
*'''Upper Beaver Meadow''' &ndash; A hamlet formerly called Beaver Meadow at the upstream end of the beaver dammed impoundment. When the Beaver Meadow US Post office was moved from here to lower Beaver Meadow, the name went with the post office.