Welcome to West Point ...

West Point is located in Orange County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

A typical abbreviation for West Point: W. Point

West Point is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Point lies within the (845) area code.

Websites for West Point ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities Also Named West Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named West Point - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near West Point ...

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

• Spring Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Palm Tree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Ossining
  (16 miles [25.7 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 south)
  • 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>
• Beacon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Haverstraw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <4>
• Woodbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
• Mount Kisco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Kisco
  • Mount Kisco is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Kisco <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 West Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Point ...

Looking for more information about West Point? 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 West Point, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Point.

Adding West Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Point 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 West Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Point post office opened in 1815.

We also found West Point in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

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