Welcome to Longyear ...

Longyear is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Longyear, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Longyear is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Longyear ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Longyear - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Longyear.

Communities near Longyear ...

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

• Kingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Saugerties
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Tivoli
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
• Margaretville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Tannersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <4>
• Hunter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Fleischmanns
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
• West Shokan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
  • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
• Shady
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
  • Shady is located in Ulster County
• Shokan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shokan
  • Shokan is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shokan <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 Longyear. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longyear.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longyear ...

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

Adding Longyear to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Longyear in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Longyear was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Longyear.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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