Welcome to Lake Minnewaska ...

Lake Minnewaska is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Minnewaska, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1947.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Minnewaska: Lk. Minnewaska

Lake Minnewaska is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Lake Minnewaska ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near Lake Minnewaska ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Newburgh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Kingston
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Wappingers Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <4>
• Montgomery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Ellenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Maybrook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
  • Maybrook is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <4>
• Wurtsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
  • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <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 Lake Minnewaska. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Minnewaska.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Minnewaska ...

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

Adding Lake Minnewaska to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Minnewaska post office opened in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Minnewaska.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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