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Welcome to Blue Store ...

Blue Store is located in Columbia County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Store, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Blue Store is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Blue Store ...

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

  • Kingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Catskill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Coxsackie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rhinebeck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Red Hook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Athens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Philmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tivoli
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
    • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <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 Blue Store. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Store.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue Store. 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 Blue Store.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Store ...

Looking for more information about Blue Store? 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 Blue Store, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Store.

Adding Blue Store to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue Store 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 Blue Store was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Store.

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Store - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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