Welcome to North Stephentown ...

North Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Stephentown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for North Stephentown: N. Stephentown

North Stephentown is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

North Stephentown is located in the (518) area code.

Websites for North Stephentown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities near North Stephentown ...

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

• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Pittsfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
• North Adams
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
  • North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
• Watervliet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Rensselaer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Adams
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
• Williamstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
• Dalton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
• Lenox
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
• Menands
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <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 North Stephentown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Stephentown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Stephentown ...

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

Adding North Stephentown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Stephentown post office opened in 1826.

We also found North Stephentown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Stephentown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

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