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Welcome to East Kingston ...

East Kingston is located in Ulster County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Kingston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for East Kingston: E. Kingston

East Kingston is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for East Kingston ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named East Kingston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named East Kingston - they are located in New Hampshire, Nova Scotia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near East Kingston ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • New Paltz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
    • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
  • Catskill
    (18 miles [29 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rhinebeck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Millbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Dutchess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
  • Tivoli
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Tannersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Ulster County

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 East Kingston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Kingston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Kingston ...

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

Adding East Kingston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Kingston 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 East Kingston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Kingston post office opened in 1886.

We also found East Kingston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Kingston.

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

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 Ulster, 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 East Kingston - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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