The Town of Laurens is in the southern half of the county, north of the City of Oneonta.

Joseph Mayall arrived in 1773 about one mile north of the present Laurens village.

The raiding party responsible for the Cherry Valley Massacre also pillaged part of Laurens and burned some property.

[3] A resort developed by the Oneonta Mohawk trolley line called Otsego Park was formerly located in the eastern part of Laurens.

Cotton mills once were an industry in Laurens, powered by the water of Gilbert Lake.

New York State Route 23, an east-west highway, passes through the center of the town.