Land rises in both directions quite rapidly from Schoharie Creek in the middle of the county.

The Schoharie Creek is a northward-flowing tributary of the Mohawk River.

The Schoharie Creek watershed spans an area of approximately.

The course of Schoharie Creek includes two reservoir-dam systems.

The lowest point is where the Montgomery County line meets Schoharie Creek, 520 feet ( 158 m ) above sea level.

Schoharie Creek flows through the town.

Very heavy rainfall caused the Schoharie Creek to surge higher and cause immense widespread flooding.

2011, Hurricane Irene caused record flooding in the town by the Schoharie Creek, causing major damage and destroying large areas of the town.

The Schoharie Creek flows through the town past the community of Prattsville.

The north boundary is the Mohawk River, and the west boundary is Schoharie Creek.

* Fort Hunter (" Lower Mohawk Castle ") – A hamlet in the northwest part of the town near the Mohawk River and Schoharie Creek junction.

* Lost Valley – A location south of Wellsville by Schoharie Creek.

* Mill Point – A location north of Wellsville by Schoharie Creek.

* Wellsville – A hamlet at the west town line near Schoharie Creek.

* Youngs Lakes – Oxbow lakes south of Wellsville, formerly part of the Schoharie Creek.

The Mohawk River forms the north town line, and the Schoharie Creek forms the east town line.

The Schoharie Creek flows through the town.

* Cripplebush Creek – A stream flowing out the east town line to Schoharie Creek.

The Schoharie Creek flows through the town.

Panther Creek flows eastward through the south part of Fulton to Schoharie Creek.

* Bouck Hollow — A location east of Schoharie Creek, in the southeast of Fulton.

* Bouck's Island — A location on Schoharie Creek southeast of Fultonham.

In 1926, the Schoharie Creek was dammed to form the Schoharie Reservoir.

On March 3, 1836, of area was lost to Schoharie County, reducing the total area to, and reassigning Manorkill, producing the Greene County that exists today.

It was further reduced in size in 1795 by the splitting off of a part that was combined with a portion of Otsego County to create Schoharie County.

In 1795, a piece of Otsego County was joined with a portion taken from Albany County to create Schoharie County.

When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Schoharie County was part of Albany County.

In 1795, Schoharie County was created by joining portions of Otsego County and Albany County.

The historic Middleburgh-Schoharie Railroad was situated in Schoharie County.

Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York was created in June 2007 from the union of four Girl Scout Councils ( Hudson Valley, Mohawk Pathways, Adirondack and North Country ) and now serves Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Greene, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Montgomery, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington Counties and a portion of St. Lawrence County.

The town was first settled around 1763, and the region was then called " Schoharie Kill.

It was the easternmost of five districts in the new county whose eastern boundary ran north from the Delaware River at the Pennsylvania line through present Schoharie County to a north-south line that now forms the eastern boundaries of Montgomery, Fulton, and Hamilton Counties, all the way to Canada.

The town was one of the original six towns of the county, created in 1797 from Schoharie.

Robert Mann Jr. ( R ) is the elected Supervisor of Blenheim, he previously served on the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors Finance Committee as Chairman, and was re-elected to his position on November 3, 2009-without opposition.

Sharon was created in 1797 from the Town of Schoharie during the early organization of Schoharie County.

Wright was formed from the Town of Schoharie in 1846.

The township was combined with Schoharie, New York, as the United Districts of Schoharie and Duanesburgh on March 24, 1772, which became the town of Schoharie in 1788.

The town was formed in 1846 from the Town of Schoharie.

Author Chris Hedges grew up in Schoharie, where his father was the pastor of a Presbyterian church.

He was the Supervisor of the Town of Schoharie for years before becoming County Clerk.

On August 28, 2011, the town of Schoharie was flooded by Hurricane Irene.