Welcome to Newton Hook ...
Newton Hook is located in Columbia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Newton Hook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Newton Hook is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Newton Hook lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Newton Hook: 518 & 838<3>
Communities near Newton Hook ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newton Hook.
- Rensselaer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Catskill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Ravena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valatie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 south)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Newton Hook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newton Hook.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newton Hook. 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 Newton Hook.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newton Hook. See our Newspapers Page for Newton Hook.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newton Hook ...
Looking for more information about Newton Hook? 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 Newton Hook, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Newton Hook.
Adding Newton Hook to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Newton Hook 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 Newton Hook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Newton Hook post office opened in 1902.
We also found Newton Hook mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Newton Hook.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newton Hook - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Newton Hook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Newton Hook 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |