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Welcome to Alligerville ...

Alligerville is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alligerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Alligerville is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Alligerville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near Alligerville ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • New Paltz
    (5 miles [8 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.
    • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on New Paltz
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
  • Walden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Walden is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Walden
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
  • Wappingers Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wappingers Falls
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <4>
  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ellenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rhinebeck
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stone Ridge is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Ridge
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Stone Ridge
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone Ridge <4>
  • Cottekill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alligerville ...

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

Adding Alligerville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alligerville post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alligerville.

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