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Oneonta, city, Otsego county, east-central New York, U.S. It lies in the Catskill foothills, on the Susquehanna River, within the town (township) of Oneonta, some 80 miles (129 km) southwest of Albany.

Dutch and Palatinate German settlers began arriving in the area before the American Revolution, and the community was originally known as McDonald’s Mills, or Bridge, and Milfordville. Renamed Oneonta (Iroquoian “Place of Open Rocks”) in 1832, it was incorporated as a village in 1848. Railroad shops were built after the arrival of the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad in 1865. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen originated (1883) in a sidetracked caboose at Oneonta, which became an important rail centre. It was separated from the town and chartered as a city in 1908.

Oneonta, New York
Oneonta, New York

The State University of New York College at Oneonta originated in 1889 as a normal (teachers’) school, and Hartwick College was founded there in 1797. Although no longer a railway hub, Oneonta remains a busy distribution point, and its industries include the manufacture of electronic components, plastics, and paperboard packaging. Pop. (2000) 13,292; (2010) 13,901.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.