Edmeston is a town located in Otsego County, New York, United States.

The town of Edmeston, in Otsego County, extends to the west as far as the Unadilla River, a line that was established by the 1768 Treaty of Fort Stanwix between the British and the Iroquois, negotiated by Sir William Johnson.

Cheese factories, creameries, livery stables, blacksmith shops, and tanneries were created to support the dairy industry.

The branch line was sold to the Unadilla Valley Railway in 1941 which operated it until abandonment in 1960.

NYCM Insurance not only provides positions for many of the locals but also for hundreds that commute into the community each day.

On the eastern side of the town is the Pathfinder Village (home for Down syndrome residents) that provides more employment.

Organizations like the local Rotary Club, American Legion and Fire and Emergency Squads have active volunteers that provide community needs in lieu of governments in the hamlets.

As of the census[4] of 2000, the town of Edmeston contained: The population density was 40.9 inhabitants per square mile (15.8/km2).