The State University of New York at Cobleskill is located at the western side of the village.

[5] It is generally accepted that a German grist miller named Jacob Kobel (variated as Kobus, or Coble) built a mill on the Cobleskill Creek.

[7] An agricultural fair, it draws tens of thousands of people[8] to attractions such as livestock shows, demolition derbies and tractor pulls.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), all land.

A USGS Benchmark on the side of southeastern corner of the William H. Golding 6-8 Middle School is marked at 1028 feet above sea level.

41.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.