Sodom is a hamlet in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of New York.[1]

Sodom, New York
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 41°24′7.34″N 73°35′28.46″W / 41.4020389°N 73.5912389°W / 41.4020389; -73.5912389[1]
Country United States
U.S. state New York
CountyPutnam
TownSoutheast

According to one account, the hamlet was so named on account of the rowdy character of its first inhabitants.[2] A variant name was "Southeast Center", also spelled "South East Centre".[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Sodom". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Blake, William J. (1849). The History of Putnam County, N.Y.: With an Enumeration of Its Towns, Villages, Rivers, Creeks, Lakes, Ponds, Mountains, Hills, and Geological Features. Baker & Scribner. p. 292.