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Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District

Ghost town · Ulster County, New York

Newburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Newburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District is a ghost town in Ulster County, New York, recorded as human settlement in New York, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Ulster County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.7333° N, 74.2142° W.

Key facts

Elevation966 ft
Nearest living townKerhonkson, NY
Distance to it4.6 miles
Coordinates41.73333, -74.21417

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What's there now

Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kerhonkson, NY (population 1,773), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 966 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Remains of Davis House site in Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District, a ghost town on the Shawangunk Ridge in Gardiner, NY, USA
Remains of Davis House site in Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District, a ghost town on the Shawangunk Ridge in Gardiner, NY, USA · Daniel Case / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District?

Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District is in Ulster County, New York, at 41.7333, -74.2142.

How many ghost towns are in Ulster County?

Ulster County, New York has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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