13 Weirdest and Most Isolated Towns in New York

13 Weirdest and Most Isolated Towns in New York There’s a New York town of just 30 people, almost all of it swallowed by a state park. There’s a gated village full of mediums who say they talk to the dead. And there’s an island that belongs to New York, but you can’t get there from New York. Forget Times Square. Today we drive the back roads to 13 of the weirdest, most isolated towns in New York State. We’ll see who settled each one, what left it stranded, and how the few people still there get through a winter. We’ll go from the snowiest plateau in the East to whole valleys flooded so New York City could drink, from a forbidden island in the East River to a private island owned by one family since 1639. Grab a coffee and ride along. Number one is the strangest border on the whole drive. 🔔 Subscribe to Jeremy White for more drives down the back roads of America’s forgotten towns. 💬 Have you been to any of these places, or do you live somewhere even more isolated in New York? Tell me in the comments. I read them all. 📚 Population figures are from the 2020 U.S. Census unless noted. The facts in this video come from census data, state and local historical records, and published histories. Folklore and legends are labeled as such in the video. #NewYork #UpstateNewYork #IsolatedTowns #SmallTowns #AmericanHistory #Adirondacks #Catskills #RoadTrip #HiddenPlaces #NewYorkHistory