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History · Jefferson Heights

31% of Jefferson Heights’ homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register.

2on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Jefferson Heights’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Jefferson Heights are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Jefferson Heights’ homes were built before 1963.
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The story so far

Jefferson Heights, in brief

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

Jefferson Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 1,122 at the 2020 census. The community of Jefferson Heights is in the town of Catskill, northwest of the village of Catskill. The building that once housed the community hospital is now a medical arts facility.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,094 to 1,122 (+3%).

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

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On the National Register

2 historic places in Jefferson Heights

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Jefferson Heights

Nobody well known was born in Jefferson Heights itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jennifer ConnellyAmerican actress · b. 1970
Irving FisherAmerican economist and statistician · b. 1867
Edward LivingstonAmerican jurist and statesman · b. 1764
John C. SpencerAmerican politician · b. 1788
Crane WilburAmerican actor, film writer, director · b. 1886
Elizabeth FreemanAmerican former slave and abolitionist · b. 1744
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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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 →