Welcome to Bulls Head ...

Bulls Head is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bulls Head, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Bulls Head is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bulls Head ...

While we believe that this Bulls Head is located in Dutchess County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Bulls Head. Those communities are located in the following counties: Monroe and Richmond County.

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

Communities near Bulls Head ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <3>
• Kingston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
• New Paltz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <3>
• Saugerties
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <3>
• Salisbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
• Sharon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Rhinebeck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <3>
• Red Hook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <3>
• Millbrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Millbrook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <3>
• Tivoli
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bulls Head ...

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

Adding Bulls Head to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bulls Head 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 (so far) for Bulls Head was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bulls Head.