Welcome to Gretna ...

Gretna is located in Dutchess County<1>.

The location of Gretna has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gretna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Gretna is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gretna lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Gretna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Gretna - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gretna.

Communities near Gretna ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gretna.

• Poughkeepsie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• New Milford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
• Kingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• New Paltz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Wappingers Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Pawling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling
  • Pawling is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawling <4>
• Fishkill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill
  • Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishkill <4>
• Red Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
• Millbrook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Millbrook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gretna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gretna.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gretna. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gretna.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gretna. See our Newspapers Page for Gretna.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gretna ...

Looking for more information about Gretna? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gretna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gretna.

Adding Gretna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gretna in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gretna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gretna post office opened in 1882.

We also found Gretna in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gretna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gretna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/