Welcome to Stockport ...

Stockport is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Stockport is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Stockport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Stockport: This one is located in Columbia County and the other is located in Delaware County.

Beyond New York, there are 7 communities that are also named Stockport - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Manitoba, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Stockport ...

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

• Hudson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Catskill
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• Saugerties
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Ravena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>
• Coxsackie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Valatie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie
  • Valatie is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <4>
• Chatham
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
• Athens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Castleton-on-Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
  • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <4>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stockport ...

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

Adding Stockport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stockport post office opened in 1837.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stockport. 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/