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Welcome to Joscelyn ...

Joscelyn is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joscelyn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Joscelyn is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Joscelyn ...

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

  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Margaretville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Andes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Livingston Manor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lew Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
  • Morsston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Morsston is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
  • Parkston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
  • Butternut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
  • Cooks Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joscelyn ...

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

Adding Joscelyn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Joscelyn post office opened in 1914. The Joscelyn post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joscelyn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joscelyn - 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/