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Welcome to West Shokan ...

West Shokan is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Shokan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for West Shokan: W. Shokan

West Shokan is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Shokan: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for West Shokan: 12494<4>

Websites for West Shokan ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near West Shokan ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Shokan ...

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

Adding West Shokan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Shokan 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 Shokan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the West Shokan post office opened in 1876.

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

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around West Shokan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the West Shokan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the West Shokan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as West Shokan). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Shokan or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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