Keeseville, New York

Keeseville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Clinton and Essex counties, New York, United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2010 census. The hamlet was named after the Keese family, early settlers from Vermont. It developed along the Ausable River, which provided water power for mills and industrial development.

Keeseville, New York
Hamlet and CDP
Richard Keese II house (1823)
Location in Clinton County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 44°30′N 73°29′W
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesClinton, Essex
TownsAu Sable and Chesterfield
IncorporatedMay 1878
DissolvedDecember 31, 2014
Area
  Total6.13 sq mi (15.88 km2)
  Land6.02 sq mi (15.59 km2)
  Water0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Elevation
417 ft (127 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total2,931
  Density486.88/sq mi (187.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
12911, 12924, 12944
Area code518
FIPS code36-39089
GNIS feature ID2390918
Websitewww.co.essex.ny.us/Keeseville.asp

Keeseville is in the towns of Au Sable and Chesterfield and is south of the city of Plattsburgh. It is located inside what are now the boundaries of Adirondack Park, which was authorized in the 20th century.

On January 23, 2013, the town's selectboard voted to dissolve the village. As of 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau still had Keeseville listed as a village.

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