Welcome to West Park ...

West Park is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for West Park: W. Park

West Park is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for West Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named West Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named West Park - they are located in California, Delaware, Florida (3), Ohio (4), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near West Park ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• Kingston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Beacon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
• New Paltz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Wappingers Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <4>
• Saugerties
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Fishkill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill
  • Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishkill <4>
• Red Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Millbrook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <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 West Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Park ...

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

Adding West Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Park post office opened in 1884.

We also found West Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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