| Bearsville | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
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| Coordinates: 42°04′06″N 74°15′51″W / 42.06833°N 74.26417°WCoordinates: 42°04′06″N 74°15′51″W / 42.06833°N 74.26417°W | |
| 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 |
| FIPS code | |
| 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][2] The highest known temperature in Bearsville was 101°F, which occurred in 1995. The lowest temperature was –27°F, recorded in 1994.[3]
Bearsville was named for German peddler and storekeeper Christian Baehr, who built a store on the Sawkill Creek in 1839.[4] Places of interest in Bearsville, or named for it, include Bearsville Records and Bearsville Studios, the WDST radio studios, and the Little Bear theater and restaurant complex.[5]
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