Welcome to Ulster Heights ...

Ulster Heights is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ulster Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Ulster Heights: Ulster Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Ulster Heights is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Ulster Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near Ulster Heights ...

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

• Monticello
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Monticello
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Liberty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 a Google Map centered on Liberty
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Ellenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Ellenville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <4>
• Wurtsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 a Google Map centered on Wurtsboro
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <4>
• Woodridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Woodridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
• Bloomingburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
  • Bloomingburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bloomingburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <4>
• Grahamsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
  • Grahamsville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Grahamsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grahamsville <4>
• Woodbourne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbourne
  • Woodbourne is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Woodbourne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbourne <4>
• Napanoch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napanoch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanoch
  • Napanoch is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Napanoch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napanoch <4>
• Curry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Curry is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Curry

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ulster Heights ...

Looking for more information about Ulster Heights? 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 Ulster Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ulster Heights.

Adding Ulster Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ulster Heights 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 Ulster Heights was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ulster Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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