Welcome to Upper Red Hook ...

Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Red Hook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

Upper Red Hook is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Upper Red Hook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Red Hook.

• Kingston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Kingston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hudson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Catskill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Catskill
• Saugerties
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <3>
• Rhinebeck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Rhinebeck
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <3>
• Athens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Athens
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
• Millbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Millbrook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Millbrook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <3>
• Philmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philmont
  • Philmont is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Philmont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philmont <3>
• Tivoli
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 a Google Map centered on Tivoli
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <3>
• Millerton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Millerton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Red Hook ...

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

Adding Upper Red Hook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upper Red Hook 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 Upper Red Hook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Upper Red Hook post office opened in 1819.

We also found Upper Red Hook in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Red Hook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Red Hook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/