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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)
  • Hudson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
  • Red Hook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Athens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
  • 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)

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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Veteran - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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