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History · Cementon

26% of Cementon’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1895 on.

0on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cementon’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cementon are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18955 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1980. Watch Cementon change.Old housesHalf of Cementon’s homes were built before 1956.
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On the map

Cementon on the map, 1895 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cementon. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Cementon on the 1895 USGS mapCementon on the 1934 USGS mapCementon on the 1941 USGS mapCementon on the 1963 USGS mapCementon on the 1980 USGS map1895Catskill sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cementon.

The story so far

Cementon, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cementon yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cementon is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Catskill in Greene County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Cementon had a population of 164. The community is in the southeastern corner of Greene County, bordered to the east by the Hudson River and to the south by the town of Saugerties in Ulster County. U.S. Route 9W forms the western edge of the community, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to Catskill village and south 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Saugerties village.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.