Welcome to Ardonia ...
Ardonia is located in Ulster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ardonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Ardonia is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ardonia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ardonia: 845 & 329<3>
Websites for Ardonia ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.ulsterchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ardonia, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Ardonia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ardonia.
- Poughkeepsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Paltz
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Walden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Walden is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
- Washingtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wappingers Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
- Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <4>
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Ardonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ardonia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ardonia. 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 Ardonia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ardonia. See our Newspapers Page for Ardonia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ardonia ...
Looking for more information about Ardonia? 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 Ardonia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ardonia.
Adding Ardonia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ardonia 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 Ardonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ardonia post office opened in 1882.
We also found Ardonia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ardonia.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Ardonia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Ardonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Ardonia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |