Wampsville is a village within the town of Lenox in Madison County, New York, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. The population was 573 as of the 2020 census. (1766–1837) and was formerly called "Wempsville".
Wampsville was chosen as the seat of Madison County because neighboring Oneida, to the east, and Canastota to the west both wanted the distinction and could not reach a resolution. The county courthouse faces north so that it does not face either locality.
Geography
Wampsville is located in northern Madison County at (43.081507, −75.708041). It is in the southeast corner of the town of Lenox and is bordered to the east by the city of Oneida. New York State Route 5 passes through the village as Genesee Street, leading east to Main Street in the southern part of Oneida and west to the southern part of Canastota. The Erie Canal, now a state park, runs along the northern border of Wampsville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
As of the census
- Frederick Randolph Spencer, American portrait painter, lived and died here