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Welcome to Coleman Station ...

Coleman Station is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coleman Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Coleman Station: Coleman Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Coleman Station is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Coleman Station ...

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

  • New Milford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
  • Salisbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
  • North Canaan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Sheffield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
  • Goshen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Goshen is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Kent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Sharon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Red Hook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Norfolk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Norfolk is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Millbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coleman Station ...

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

Adding Coleman Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coleman Station 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 Coleman Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Coleman Station post office opened in 1872. The Coleman Station post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coleman Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coleman Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/