Deerfield, New York, United States

🇺🇸 Deerfield is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States.

The Town of Deerfield is on the eastern border of the county and north-east of the City of Utica.

History Deerfield was formed from the Town of Schuyler in 1798.

In Walter D. Edmonds' 1936 novel "Drums Along the Mohawk" and the 1939 film of the same name, the story portrays settlers of the New York frontier in the 1700s. The main protagonists (played in the film by Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert) leave their luxurious home to build a small frontier farm in Deerfield in the Mohawk Valley.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town, which lies immediately north of the city of Utica, has a total area of 33.1 square miles (86 km²), of which 32.9 square miles (85 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.39%) is water.

The eastern town line is the border of Herkimer County. The New York State Thruway and the Erie Canal pass south of the town. The Mohawk River once formed the southern border of the town but has since been annexed into Utica.

Communities and locations • Bell Hill – An elevation located north-east of Utica; partially in Herkimer County. • Deerfield – The hamlet of Deerfield is a northern suburb of the City of Utica. The community is located on Route 5 by the Mohawk River and Erie Canal. • Deerfield Heights – Another suburb of Utica, north of Deerfield. • Dewey Corners – A location south of Dewey Corners on Route 8. • North Gage – A hamlet in the north-western part of the town. • Smith Hill – An elevation located north-east of Utica. • Walker Corners – A location east of North Gage, located on Route 8.