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Welcome to Snyderville ...

Snyderville is located in Columbia County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Snyderville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Snyderville is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Snyderville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Snyderville - they are located in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Utah.

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

Communities near Snyderville ...

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

  • Kingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Catskill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Saugerties
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
  • Coxsackie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rhinebeck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Athens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Philmont
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Snyderville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snyderville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snyderville ...

Looking for more information about Snyderville? 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 Snyderville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Snyderville.

Adding Snyderville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Snyderville post office opened in 1880.

We also found Snyderville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snyderville.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, 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 Snyderville - 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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