Gansevoort, New York

Gansevoort
Hamlet
Sign for Gansevoort, New York on New York State Route 32.
Sign for Gansevoort, New York on New York State Route 32.
Gansevoort is located in New York
Gansevoort
Gansevoort
Coordinates: 43°11′43″N 73°39′0″W / 43.19528°N 73.65000°W / 43.19528; -73.65000
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySaratoga
TownNorthumberland
Named forPeter Gansevoort
Elevation
240 ft (70 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12831
Area code518

Gansevoort is a hamlet in the town of Northumberland in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The hamlet of Gansevoort is named for Peter Gansevoort,[1] a hero in the siege of Fort Stanwix (Fort Schuyler) which contributed to the downfall of Burgoyne's army at the Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War.

  1. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 134.