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Welcome to Spring Glen ...

Spring Glen is located in Ulster County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Glen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Spring Glen: Spring Gln.

Spring Glen is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Spring Glen ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Spring Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Spring Glen - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, Utah (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Spring Glen ...

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

  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Paltz
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Walden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
    • Walden is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <3>
  • Monticello
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Goshen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
  • Montgomery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
  • Ellenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maybrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
    • Maybrook is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <3>
  • Wurtsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
    • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Glen ...

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

Adding Spring Glen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spring Glen post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spring Glen.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Glen. 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring Glen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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