Agloe, New York

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Agloe, New York" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Agloe
A General Drafting map location
Fictional Agloe, New York, a copyright trap, shown on a real map of New York published by Exxon in 1998.
First appearance	1925
Created by	Otto G. Lindberg and Ernest Alpers
Genre	Map
In-universe information
Type	Copyright trap
Locations	Agloe General Store (formerly)
State	New York
County	Delaware County, New York
Town	Colchester, New York
ZIP code	12776[1]

Agloe was originally a fictional hamlet in Colchester, Delaware County, New York, United States, that became an actual landmark after mapmakers made up the community as a phantom settlement, an example of a fictitious entry similar to a trap street, added to the map to catch plagiarism.

Agloe is also known for its role in the American romantic mystery novel Paper Towns by John Green and its film adaptation, as well as The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd.