Welcome to Alsen ...

Alsen is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Alsen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alsen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Alsen is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alsen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Alsen: (518)

Websites for Alsen ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenecounty-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Alsen, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Alsen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Alsen - they are located in Louisiana, North Dakota and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alsen.

Communities near Alsen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alsen.

• Kingston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Hudson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Catskill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Saugerties
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Coxsackie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Red Hook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
• Athens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Philmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philmont
  • Philmont is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philmont <4>
• Kinderhook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Kinderhook is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinderhook <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alsen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alsen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alsen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alsen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alsen. See our Newspapers Page for Alsen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alsen ...

Looking for more information about Alsen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alsen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alsen.

Adding Alsen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alsen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alsen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alsen post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alsen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alsen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/