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Welcome to Stone Ridge ...

Stone Ridge is located in Ulster County<1>.


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


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.<3>.

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

The area code for Stone Ridge: (845)

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 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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Kyserike
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyserike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
    • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
  • Lefever Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
    • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County

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 for Stone Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Stone Ridge in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stone Ridge. 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 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 Stone Ridge - 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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