Welcome to Sparrow Bush ...

Sparrow Bush is located in Orange County<1>.

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

Sparrow Bush is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Sparrow Bush: 12780<3>

Websites for Sparrow Bush ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities near Sparrow Bush ...

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

• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Monticello
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Florida
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Florida is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <4>
• Wurtsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
  • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <4>
• Otisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
  • Otisville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <4>
• Milford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Unionville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Bloomingburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
  • Bloomingburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <4>
• Huguenot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
  • Huguenot is located in Orange County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huguenot <4>
• Pond Eddy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
  • Pond Eddy is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Eddy <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 Sparrow Bush. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sparrow Bush.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sparrow Bush ...

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

Adding Sparrow Bush to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sparrow Bush.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

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