Welcome to Churchtown ...

Churchtown is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Churchtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Churchtown is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Churchtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Churchtown - they are located in New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Churchtown ...

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

• Great Barrington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
• Hudson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Catskill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Saugerties
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <3>
• Sheffield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
• Coxsackie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Rhinebeck
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <3>
• Red Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <3>
• Valatie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie
  • Valatie is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <3>
• Chatham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <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 Churchtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Churchtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Churchtown ...

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

Adding Churchtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Churchtown post office opened in 1849.

We also found Churchtown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Churchtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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