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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Andrew
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
41°34′09″N 74°08′44″W / 41.56917°N 74.14556°W
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