Welcome to Claverack ...

Claverack is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Claverack has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claverack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1786.

Claverack is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Claverack ...

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

• Great Barrington
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (3 miles [4.8 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 <4>
• Catskill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
• Ravena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>
• Coxsackie
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
• Red Hook
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Valatie
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
• Chatham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Athens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claverack ...

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

Adding Claverack to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Claverack post office opened in 1786.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claverack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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