Welcome to Newton Hook ...

Newton Hook is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

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<3>.

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

Communities near Newton Hook ...

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

• Hudson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Ravena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>
• Valatie
  (6 miles [9.7 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• 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.<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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philmont
  • Philmont is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philmont <4>
• Kinderhook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Kinderhook is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinderhook <4>
• Nassau
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
  • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <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 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.<5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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