Saint Andrew, New York

Saint Andrew is a hamlet in Orange County, in the U.S. state of New York.[1]

History

The hamlet took its name from the St. Andrews Episcopal Church which once stood nearby.[2] Official variant spellings have been "Saint Andrew's" and "Saint Andrews".[1] A post office called Saint Andrew's was established in 1830, the name changed to Saint Andrew in 1892, and the post office closed in 1903.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Andrew
  2. ↑ Eager, Samuel Watkins (1846). An Outline History of Orange County: Together with Local Tradition and Short Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers, Etc. T. E. Henderson. p. 273.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

Coordinates: 41°34′09″N 74°08′44″W / 41.56917°N 74.14556°W / 41.56917; -74.14556


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.