Place:Bleecker, Fulton, New York, United States

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NameBleecker
TypeTown
Coordinates43.117°N 74.367°W
Located inFulton, New York, United States
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Bleecker is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population was 533 at the 2010 census. The name is from Barent Bleecker, one of the original landowners of the region.

Bleecker is north of the cities of Gloversville and Johnstown, in the northern part of the county.

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The first permanent settlements began circa 1800 at Lindsleys Corners, although land sales took place before then.

The town was established in 1831 from part of the town of Johnstown, but did not arrive at its current dimensions until 1842. Part of Bleecker was returned to Johnstown in 1841, and another part was added to the town of Caroga in 1842.

Lumbering and tanning were important early industries. Around 1860 the maximum population, approximately 1,060, was attained; following this zenith, for decades it went into decline, though the community has grown since reaching a nadir of 190, a figure tabulated at the 1940 census.

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  • Outstanding guide to Bleecker family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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