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Welcome to Sparrow Bush ...

Sparrow Bush is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sparrow Bush, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Sparrow Bush is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sparrow Bush: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for Sparrow Bush: 12780<4>

Websites for Sparrow Bush ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities near Sparrow Bush ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sparrow Bush ...

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

Adding Sparrow Bush to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sparrow Bush 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 Sparrow Bush was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Sparrow Bush post office opened in 1854.

We also found Sparrow Bush in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sparrow Bush.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sparrow Bush - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Sparrow Bush area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Sparrow Bush area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sparrow Bush). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sparrow Bush or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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