Welcome to Palenville ...

Palenville is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Palenville is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Palenville: (518)

Websites for Palenville ...

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

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

Communities near Palenville ...

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

• Kingston
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <3>
• Hudson
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <3>
• Catskill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Coxsackie
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <3>
• Rhinebeck
  (18 miles [29 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 <3>
• Red Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Athens
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <3>
• Philmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Tivoli
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palenville ...

Looking for more information about Palenville? 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 Palenville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Palenville.

Adding Palenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palenville 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 Palenville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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