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Welcome to Woodstock ...

Woodstock is located in Greene County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Woodstock


While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodstock, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Woodstock is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Woodstock: 518 & 838<3>

Websites for Woodstock ...

Official Website:   www.woodstockny.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenecounty-chamber.com/

Communities Also Named Woodstock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Woodstock: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in Ulster County.

Beyond New York, there are 40 communities that are also named Woodstock - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Woodstock ...

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

  • Hudson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Hudson

      From Woodstock to Hudson

  • Catskill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ravena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
    • Ravena is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Ravena

      From Woodstock to Ravena

  • Coxsackie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Valatie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie
    • Valatie is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Valatie

      From Woodstock to Valatie

  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Athens

      From Woodstock to Athens

  • Castleton-on-Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
    • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <4>
  • Philmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philmont
    • Philmont is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philmont <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Philmont

      From Woodstock to Philmont

  • Kinderhook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodstock ...

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

Adding Woodstock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodstock 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 Woodstock was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodstock.

The official website for Woodstock: www.woodstockny.org/

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 Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodstock - 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 Woodstock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Woodstock 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.









 

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