Welcome to Haines Falls ...

Haines Falls is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Haines Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Haines Falls is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Haines Falls: (518)

Websites for Haines Falls ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenecounty-chamber.com/

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

Communities near Haines Falls ...

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

• Kingston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Coxsackie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 southeast)
  • 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>
• Athens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Tivoli
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
• Hunter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Palenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palenville
  • Palenville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palenville <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 Haines Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haines Falls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haines Falls ...

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

Adding Haines Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haines Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haines Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/