Welcome to Port Ewen ...

Port Ewen is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Port Ewen: Prt. Ewen

Port Ewen is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Port Ewen: 12466<3>

Websites for Port Ewen ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near Port Ewen ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• New Paltz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Saugerties
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Rhinebeck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Red Hook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
• Millbrook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Millbrook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
• Tivoli
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
• Hurley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <4>
• Staatsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staatsburg
  • Staatsburg is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staatsburg <4>
• Whiteport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
  • Whiteport is located in Ulster County

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 Port Ewen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Ewen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Ewen ...

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

Adding Port Ewen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Ewen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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