Welcome to Rifton ...

Rifton is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rifton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

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

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

The ZIP code for Rifton: 12471<3>

Websites for Rifton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Rifton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rifton - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Rifton ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Kingston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• New Paltz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Wappingers Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <4>
• Saugerties
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• High Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • High Falls is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Falls <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 Rifton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rifton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rifton ...

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

Adding Rifton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rifton 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 Rifton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rifton post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rifton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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