Welcome to Lake Minnewaska ...

Lake Minnewaska is located in Ulster County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Minnewaska: 845 & 329<3>

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)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- 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)
- Newburgh is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- 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)
- Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- 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)
- New Paltz is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
- 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)
- Walden is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- 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)
- Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
- 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)
- Montgomery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- 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)
- Ellenville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
- 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)
- Maybrook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- 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)
- Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
- 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 (so far) 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. The Lake Minnewaska post office closed in 1957.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Minnewaska - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Minnewaska area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Minnewaska area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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/