Welcome to Austerlitz ...

Austerlitz is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Austerlitz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

Austerlitz is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Austerlitz: 12017<3>

Communities Also Named Austerlitz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Austerlitz - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi and Ohio.

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

Communities near Austerlitz ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pittsfield
  • From Austerlitz to Pittsfield
• Great Barrington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Great Barrington
  • From Austerlitz to Great Barrington
• Dalton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hudson
  • From Austerlitz to Hudson
• Lee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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  • Lee is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lee
  • From Austerlitz to Lee
• Lenox
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lenox
  • From Austerlitz to Lenox
• Sheffield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sheffield
  • From Austerlitz to Sheffield
• Lanesborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
  • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
• Coxsackie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coxsackie
  • From Austerlitz to Coxsackie
• Hinsdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 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 Austerlitz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Austerlitz.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Austerlitz ...

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

Adding Austerlitz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Austerlitz 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 Austerlitz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Austerlitz post office opened in 1818.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Austerlitz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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