Place:Walker Valley, Ulster, New York, United States

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NameWalker Valley
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates41.642°N 74.372°W
Located inUlster, New York, United States
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Walker Valley is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the western part of the Town of Shawangunk in Ulster County, New York, United States, generally thought of as coterminous with the 12588 ZIP code. The population was 853 at the 2010 census.

Walker Valley is one of the three geographic sections of the town that local residents use (The other two are Wallkill and Pine Bush). It is centered on NY 52 in the western part of town, where it begins to slope up to the Shawangunk Ridge.

History

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The community was known as "Jamesburgh" until 1862. Since, it was renamed to as it is known now, Walker Valley.

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