Welcome to Tusten ...
Tusten is located in Sullivan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tusten, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Tusten is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tusten lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Tusten ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tusten.
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Honesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hawley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Hawley is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <3>
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
- Prompton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <3>
- Narrowsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yulan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lackawaxen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Tusten. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tusten.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tusten. 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 Tusten.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tusten. See our Newspapers Page for Tusten.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tusten ...
Looking for more information about Tusten? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tusten, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tusten.
Adding Tusten to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tusten 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 Tusten was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Tusten post office opened in 1884.
We also found Tusten in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tusten.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tusten - 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/ |