Welcome to Linlithgo ...

Linlithgo is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linlithgo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Linlithgo is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Linlithgo ...

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

• Kingston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Hudson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Catskill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Coxsackie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Valatie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie
  • Valatie is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <4>
• Chatham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <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 Linlithgo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linlithgo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linlithgo ...

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

Adding Linlithgo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Linlithgo post office opened in 1858.

We also found Linlithgo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linlithgo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

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