Welcome to Phillipsport ...

Phillipsport is located in Sullivan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Phillipsport, 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.

Phillipsport is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Phillipsport ...

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

• Middletown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Walden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
  • Walden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
• Monticello
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Goshen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Montgomery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Ellenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <4>
• Maybrook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
  • Maybrook is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <4>
• Wurtsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
  • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <4>
• Otisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
  • Otisville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <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 Phillipsport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phillipsport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phillipsport ...

Looking for more information about Phillipsport? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Phillipsport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Phillipsport.

Adding Phillipsport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phillipsport 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 Phillipsport was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phillipsport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

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