Columbia County, New York
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 154 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 7 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Claverack, Hudson, Chatham.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP73 of 154 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
154 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBColumbia was formed in 1786 (1786-04-04) from Albany.
COLUMBIA created from ALBANY.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusColumbia County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27,732 | 35,472 | 38,330 | 43,252 | 47,172 | 47,928 | 43,211 | 38,930 | 41,464 | 43,182 | 47,322 | 59,487 | 63,094 | 61,570 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Van Buren National Historic Site | National Historic Site | 15.0 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS55 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 55 of 55 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Ancram Cemetery |
| Austerlitz Cemetery |
| Buckley's Corner Cemetery |
| Canaan Cemetery |
| Cedar Park Cemetery |
| Cemetery of the Evergreens |
| Cemetery of the Maples |
| Chatham Rural Cemetery |
| Cheviot Cemetery |
| Church of Nativity Cemetery |
| Clermont Cemetery |
| Collins Cemetery |
| Columbia County Cemetery |
| Copake Cemetery |
| Cornwall - Tilden Cemetery |
| DeWitt Brown Road Cemetery |
| Elizaville Cemetery |
| Firwood Cemetery |
| German Church Cemetery |
| Ghent Union Cemetery |
| Harlemville Cemetery |
| Hillsdale Cemetery |
| Hudson City Cemetery |
| Immaculate Conception Cemetery |
| Kinderhook Cemetery |
| Krum Church Cemetery |
| Livingston Reformed Cemetery |
| Mellenville Union Cemetery |
| Methodist Cemetery |
| Mott Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mountain View Cemetery |
| North Chatham Cemetery |
| North Copake Cemetery |
| Old Saint Bridget's Cemetery |
| Prospect Hill Cemetery |
| Red Rock Cemetery |
| Reformed Church Cemetery |
| Sacred Heart Cemetery |
| Saint James Cemetery |
| Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Shufelt Cemetery |
| Snyder Cemetery |
| Spencertown Cemetery |
| Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery |
| Swartwout Memorial Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Valley View Cemetery |
| Viewmont Cemetery |
| West Copake Cemetery |
| West Ghent Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Woodlawn Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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