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Welcome to Stone Ridge ...

Stone Ridge is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stone Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for Stone Ridge: Stone Rdg. (or less commonly used: Stone Rdge. or Stone Ridg.)

Stone Ridge is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stone Ridge: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for Stone Ridge: 12484<4>

Communities Also Named Stone Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Stone Ridge: This one is located in Ulster County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond New York, there are 4 communities that are also named Stone Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Websites for Stone Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near Stone Ridge ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • New Paltz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saugerties
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rhinebeck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Hook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tivoli
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kyserike
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
  • Lefever Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stone Ridge ...

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

Adding Stone Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stone Ridge 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 (so far) for Stone Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stone Ridge post office opened in 1826.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stone Ridge.

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 Stone Ridge - 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 Stone Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Stone Ridge 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 Stone Ridge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stone Ridge 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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