Welcome to West Taghkanic ...

West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Taghkanic, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for West Taghkanic: W. Taghkanic

West Taghkanic is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Taghkanic: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near West Taghkanic ...

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

Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kingston
- From West Taghkanic to Kingston
Great Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
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- From West Taghkanic to Great Barrington
Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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- Hudson is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
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Catskill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
Saugerties
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Saugerties is located in Ulster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
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Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
Sheffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
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- From West Taghkanic to Sheffield
Coxsackie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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- Coxsackie is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
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Rhinebeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
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- From West Taghkanic to Rhinebeck
Red Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
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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 Taghkanic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Taghkanic.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Taghkanic ...

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

Adding West Taghkanic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Taghkanic 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 Taghkanic was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found West Taghkanic in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Taghkanic - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the West Taghkanic area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the West Taghkanic area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.