Onesquethaw Creek is a 14.5 miles (23.3 km) creek in Albany County, New York

Albany County, New York

Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...

. It is a tributary of the Hudson River

Hudson River

The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...

. It rises in the town of New Scotland

New Scotland, New York

New Scotland is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 8,648 at the 2010 census.The town is southwest of Albany, New York, the state capital. New Scotland is centrally located in the county.-History:...

, to the west of the hamlet of New Salem

New Salem, New York

New Salem is a hamlet in the town of New Scotland, Albany County, New York. It is located in a valley at the foot of the Helderberg Escarpment along New York State Route 85. A local fair and car show is held every year in this small hamlet...

, in the Helderberg Mountains

Helderberg Escarpment

The Helderberg Escarpment is an escarpment in eastern New York, roughly west of the city of Albany....

, and flows to Coeymans Creek

Coeymans Creek

Coeymans Creek is a creek that runs though Albany County, New York. It is a tributary of the Hudson River. The creek originates as the continuation of Onesquethaw Creek, which starts near Clarksville, New York, in the Helderberg Mountains.-History:...

 in the town of Bethlehem

Bethlehem, New York

Bethlehem is a town in Albany County, New York, USA. The population was 33,656 at the 2010 census. The town is south of Albany. Bethlehem includes the following hamlets: Delmar, Elsmere, Slingerlands, Glenmont, Selkirk, South and North Bethlehem. U.S. Route 9W passes through the town...

, southwest of Delmar

Delmar, New York

Delmar is a hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York. A census-designated place has been established since 1980 by the US Bureau of Census for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was...

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History

O-nis'-ke-thau Creek was also called Coeymans Creek

Coeymans Creek

Coeymans Creek is a creek that runs though Albany County, New York. It is a tributary of the Hudson River. The creek originates as the continuation of Onesquethaw Creek, which starts near Clarksville, New York, in the Helderberg Mountains.-History:...

, which continues to be the name of Onesquethaw Creek's outlet stream. There was a hamlet of this name in New Scotland, as well as Oniskethau flats and mountain. It is said to have been an early Native American name meaning cornfields.