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Welcome to Pine Hill ...

Pine Hill is located in Ulster County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Pine Hill is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Pine Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pine Hill, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Pine Hill ...

While we believe that this Pine Hill is located in Ulster County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Pine Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Erie and Oneida County.

Beyond New York, there are 45 communities that are also named Pine Hill - they are located in Alabama (4), California, Connecticut (2), Georgia (5), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina (4), Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Pine Hill ...

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

  • Margaretville
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hunter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Hobart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
  • Fleischmanns
    (3 miles [4.8 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>
  • Andes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
    • Andes is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
  • Oliverea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shandaken
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Denver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Kill
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Pine Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Hill ...

Looking for more information about Pine Hill? 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 Pine Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pine Hill.

Adding Pine Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pine Hill post office opened in 1833.

We also found Pine Hill in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pine Hill.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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