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History · Loch Sheldrake

Loch Sheldrake’s post office opened in 1853, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Loch Sheldrake was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1910 on.

1853first post office
1on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
2famous people
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Quick answers

How Loch Sheldrake began

When was Loch Sheldrake founded?

1853

The Loch Sheldrake post office opened in 1853, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,025173 years
Founding year: the first Loch Sheldrake post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Loch Sheldrake’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19104 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1982. Watch Loch Sheldrake change.
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Start Loch Sheldrake’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Loch Sheldrake’s history is told.

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On the map

Loch Sheldrake on the map, 1910 to 1982

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

Loch Sheldrake on the 1910 USGS mapLoch Sheldrake on the 1942 USGS mapLoch Sheldrake on the 1966 USGS mapLoch Sheldrake on the 1982 USGS map1910Neversink 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 Loch Sheldrake.

The story so far

Loch Sheldrake, in brief

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

Loch Sheldrake is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Fallsburg, New York, United States, in Sullivan County. The zip code for Loch Sheldrake is 12759. As of the 2020 census, Loch Sheldrake had a population of 1,025. The community was originally named Sheldrake Pond after a deep, glacially formed pond, which forms the center of town. It is bordered by the hamlet of Hurleyville, the Town of Liberty, the hamlet of Hasbrouck, the hamlet of Divine Corners, and the hamlet of Woodbourne. The commercial center of Loch Sheldrake is the intersection of County Route 104 and State Route 52, at the edge of Sheldrake Pond. In its heyday as a Catskills Borscht Belt resort it was hom…

Its first post office opened in 1853.

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

Timeline

Loch Sheldrake, 1875 to 1988

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1875In the archiveCounty atlas of Sullivan, New York
  3. 20th century
  4. 1910On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1925Born hereFrancis Sherman Currey is born here
  6. 1988Born hereQueen Harrison is born here
By decade

Loch Sheldrake, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1870s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s1 item
County atlas of Sullivan, New York1875County atlas of Sullivan, New YorkMap
Today5 recent
People at the entrance to the nightclub theatre at the Hotel Evans in Loch Sheldrake, NY502012People at the entrance to the nightclub theatre at th…Jerry Lewis Theatre Club 19602012Jerry Lewis Theatre Club 1960Indoor pool at Hotel Evans in Loch Sheldrake, NY542012Indoor pool at Hotel Evans in Loch Sheldrake, NY54Dining room and children on a playground at Newman's Villa in Loch Sheldrake, NY572012Dining room and children on a playground at Newman's …Stagedoor Manor2005Stagedoor Manor
On the National Register

1 historic place in Loch Sheldrake

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

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Loch Sheldrake

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Queen HarrisonAmerican hurdler and sprinter · b. 1988
Francis Sherman CurreyUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1925

Questions about Loch Sheldrake’s history

What year was Loch Sheldrake founded?

The Loch Sheldrake post office opened in 1853, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.