Welcome to Woodstock ...

Woodstock is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodstock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

Woodstock is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Woodstock: (845)

Communities Also Named Woodstock ...

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

• Kingston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Catskill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Rhinebeck
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <3>
• Red Hook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Tivoli
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Tannersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Hunter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• High Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
  • High Woods is located in Ulster County
• Sweet Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
  • Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County

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. Our list includes 17 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Woodstock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Woodstock post office opened in 1819.

We also found Woodstock in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodstock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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