Bearsville, New York

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Bearsville
Unincorporated community
Bearsville is located in New York
Bearsville
Bearsville
Location within the state of New York
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Country United States
State New York
County Ulster
Governmentpart of town of Woodstock
 • Type unincorporated area
Elevation 600 ft (200 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 700
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 12409
Area code(s) 845 Exchange: 679
GNIS feature ID 943336

Bearsville is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, USA. Bearsville is in the town of Woodstock, New York and is located along New York State Route 212, within Catskill State Park and just to the west of the hamlet of Woodstock.[1] The highest known temperature in Bearsville was 101 °F (38 °C), which occurred in 1995. The lowest temperature was −27 °F (−33 °C), recorded in 1994.[2]

Bearsville was named for German peddler and storekeeper Christian Baehr, who built a store on the Sawkill Creek in 1839.[3] Places of interest in Bearsville, or named for it, include Bearsville Records and Bearsville Studios, the WDST radio studios, and The Bearsville Theater and restaurant complex.[4]

The Bearsville post office (ZIP Code 12409) also covers the adjoining hamlet of Wittenberg.

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