Welcome to West Saugerties ...

West Saugerties is located in Ulster County<1>.

The location of West Saugerties 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 Saugerties, 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 West Saugerties: W. Saugerties

West Saugerties is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for West Saugerties ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near West Saugerties ...

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

• Kingston
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
• Saugerties
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Saugerties ...

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

Adding West Saugerties to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found West Saugerties on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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