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Welcome to Samsonville ...

Samsonville is located in Ulster County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Samsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Samsonville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Samsonville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Samsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Samsonville - they are located in Ohio and Vermont.

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

Communities near Samsonville ...

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

  • Kingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • New Paltz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Ellenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rhinebeck
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Woodridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
  • Brodhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
  • Olivebridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Shokan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
  • Atwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Atwood is located in Ulster County
  • Accord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Accord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
    • Accord is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accord <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 Samsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Samsonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samsonville ...

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

Adding Samsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Samsonville post office opened in 1849.

We also found Samsonville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samsonville.

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