Schoharie County, New York (U.S.) (original) (raw)

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[ [Flag of Schoharie County] ](../images/u/us-ny-s.jpg)located by Paul Bassinson, 15 January 2024

Description of the flag
County Seal

- indicates flag is known.
- indicates it is reported that there is no known flag.

Municipal flags in Schoharie County:

Middleburgh (town)
Middleburgh (village)

See also:

Description of the flag

On June 17th, I visited the Old Stone Fort Museum in Schoharie, New York, where I was sent after visiting the main Schoharie County office building. After speaking with Mr. Carle Kopecky, the director of the museum, I found that, surprisingly, Schoharie County has no flag! As far as I know thus far, it is the only county in New York State that does not have a flag. It does, however, have a seal, which was adopted in 1842 after a state constitutional amendment incorporated separate, smaller counties into present-day Schoharie County, though this seal is not the present-day seal. It is unknown when or why the Board of Supervisors changed the County seal.
Paul Bassinson, 3 July 2014

Yesterday morning, on the 13th, I visited the Schoharie County Office Building on 284 Main St. in Schoharie, New York to take a civil service exam. This was held on the 3rd floor in the Board of Supervisors room. I noticed what appeared to be a county flag behind the main desk. I inquired about this, and indeed, it was! Despite what I was told at the Old Stone Fort Museum by Mr. Carle Kopecky in mid-2014, there is indeed a flag of Schoharie County, New York! Whether or not it was adopted before or after I visited the Old Stone Fort Museum is another question entirely; one available for investigation by a soul braver than I.
Paul Bassinson, 15 January 2024

County Seal

[ [Seal of Schoharie County] .gif)](../images/u/us-ny-sh%29.gif)located by Paul Bassinson, 8 December 2016
Image obtained from www.rootsweb.ancestry.com.