The territory · Columbia County
Kinderhook
Kinderhook is a Dutch-founded village in northern Columbia County whose center has been a National Register historic district since 1974. Martin Van Buren was born here and retired to Lindenwald, a mile south of the village and now a National Park Service site.
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The practical facts
Living here.
- School district
- Ichabod Crane Central School District
Legally the Kinderhook Central School District, doing business as Ichabod Crane. Single 103-acre campus at 2910 Route 9, Valatie, NY 12184 with Primary (PreK-3), Middle (4-8) and High School (9-12); about 1,700 students. Serves greater Kinderhook across northern Columbia and southern Rensselaer counties; the village is wholly within it.
- Library
- Kinderhook Memorial Library
18 Hudson St, Kinderhook, NY 12106. (518) 758-6192. Closed Mondays.
- Hospital
- Columbia Memorial Health · about 13 miles
71 Prospect Ave, Hudson, NY 12534. Part of the Albany Med Health System; the emergency department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (https://www.albanymed.org/location/emergency-medical-associates-columbia-memorial-health/). Roughly 13 driving miles south via Route 9H.
- Groceries
- Hannaford (Kinderhook store) · about 2 miles
2967 US Highway 9, Suite 400, Valatie, NY 12184. Full supermarket with pharmacy; open daily 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Price Chopper, Chatham · about 9 miles2614 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037. Full supermarket with pharmacy.
- Skiing
- Catamount Mountain Resort · about 29 miles
Hillsdale, NY 12529 / South Egremont, MA 01258, straddling the state line in southern Columbia County.
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort · about 30 miles37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237.
- Town
- Village of Kinderhook
Village Hall, 6 Chatham St (P.O. Box 325), Kinderhook, NY 12106; (518) 758-9882; open Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The same site also answers at villageofkinderhook.org. The surrounding Town of Kinderhook, which also contains the Village of Valatie and the hamlet of Niverville, has its own site at https://www.kinderhook-ny.gov/; Town Hall is at 3211 Church St, Valatie, NY 12184 (mail: P.O. Box P, Niverville, NY 12130), (518) 784-2233, open Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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