Welcome to Veteran ...

Veteran is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Veteran, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Veteran is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Veteran ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Veteran ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Veteran - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Veteran.

Communities near Veteran ...

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

• Kingston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Catskill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Rhinebeck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Red Hook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • 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>
• Athens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Tivoli
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Tannersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <4>
• Hunter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Ruby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veteran ...

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

Adding Veteran to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Veteran post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veteran.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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