Welcome to Halcottsville ...

Halcottsville is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Halcottsville, 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.

Halcottsville is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Halcottsville: 12438<3>

Websites for Halcottsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities near Halcottsville ...

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

• Delhi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Stamford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Margaretville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Hunter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Hobart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• Fleischmanns
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
• Andes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
• New Kingston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
  • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
• Roxbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Roxbury is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxbury <4>
• Highmount
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmount
  • Highmount is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highmount <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 Halcottsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halcottsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halcottsville ...

Looking for more information about Halcottsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Halcottsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Halcottsville.

Adding Halcottsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Halcottsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halcottsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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