Welcome to Jefferson Valley ...

Jefferson Valley is located in Westchester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jefferson Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Jefferson Valley: Jefferson Vly. (or less commonly used: Jefferson Vally. or Jefferson Vlly.)

Jefferson Valley is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Jefferson Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Jefferson Valley, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Jefferson Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jefferson Valley - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Jefferson Valley ...

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

• Danbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
• Danbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
• Palm Tree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Newburgh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Ridgefield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
  • Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
• Ossining
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
  • Ossining is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <4>
• Peekskill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <4>
• New Canaan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan
  • New Canaan is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people
• Beacon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <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 Jefferson Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jefferson Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jefferson Valley. 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 Jefferson Valley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jefferson Valley ...

Looking for more information about Jefferson Valley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Jefferson Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jefferson Valley.

Adding Jefferson Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jefferson Valley 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 Jefferson Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Jefferson Valley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

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