Welcome to Belle Ayr ...

Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belle Ayr, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Belle Ayr is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Belle Ayr ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near Belle Ayr ...

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

• Margaretville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Fleischmanns
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
• Andes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
• Arena ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Arena is located in Delaware County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arena
  • From Belle Ayr to Arena
• Highmount
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmount
  • Highmount is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highmount <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Highmount
  • From Belle Ayr to Highmount
• Oliverea
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliverea
  • Oliverea is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliverea <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oliverea
  • From Belle Ayr to Oliverea
• Pine Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
  • Pine Hill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Hill <4>
• Big Indian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Indian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Indian
  • Big Indian is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Indian <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Indian
  • From Belle Ayr to Big Indian
• Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Branch is located in Ulster County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Branch
  • From Belle Ayr to Branch
• Denver
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Denver
  • From Belle Ayr to Denver

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belle Ayr ...

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

Adding Belle Ayr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belle Ayr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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