Welcome to Taghkanic ...

Taghkanic is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taghkanic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Taghkanic is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Taghkanic: 12502<3>

Communities near Taghkanic ...

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

• Great Barrington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Great Barrington
  • From Taghkanic to Great Barrington
• Hudson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hudson
  • From Taghkanic to Hudson
• 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.<5> 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saugerties
  • From Taghkanic to Saugerties
• Salisbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
• Sheffield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sheffield
  • From Taghkanic to Sheffield
• Coxsackie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coxsackie
  • From Taghkanic to Coxsackie
• Rhinebeck
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rhinebeck
  • From Taghkanic to Rhinebeck
• Red Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Hook
  • From Taghkanic to Red Hook
• Valatie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie
  • Valatie is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valatie
  • From Taghkanic to Valatie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taghkanic ...

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

Adding Taghkanic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taghkanic 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 Taghkanic was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Taghkanic post office opened in 1827.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taghkanic.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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