Welcome to Kripplebush ...

Kripplebush is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kripplebush, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Kripplebush is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Kripplebush ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near Kripplebush ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• Kingston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• New Paltz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Walden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
  • Walden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
• Ellenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Red Hook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Accord
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Accord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
  • Accord is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accord <4>
• Atwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Atwood is located in Ulster County
• Cottekill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottekill
  • Cottekill is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottekill <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 Kripplebush. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kripplebush.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kripplebush ...

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

Adding Kripplebush to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kripplebush post office opened in 1854.

We also found Kripplebush in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kripplebush.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

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