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Welcome to Limestreet ...

Limestreet is located in Greene County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Limestreet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Limestreet is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Limestreet is located in the (518) area code.

Websites for Limestreet ...

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

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

Communities near Limestreet ...

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

  • Hudson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Catskill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ravena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Coxsackie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Valatie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chatham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
  • Athens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Castleton-on-Hudson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
    • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <4>
  • Philmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Limestreet ...

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

Adding Limestreet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Limestreet post office opened in 1891.

We also found Limestreet on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Limestreet.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Limestreet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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