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Welcome to Pulvers ...

Pulvers is located in Columbia County<1>.


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


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

Pulvers is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Pulvers ...

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

  • Great Barrington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
    • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
  • Hudson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lenox
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
  • Catskill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Ravena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheffield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
  • Coxsackie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockbridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Valatie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chatham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <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 Pulvers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pulvers.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pulvers ...

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

Adding Pulvers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pulvers.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pulvers. 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 Pulvers - 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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