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Welcome to DeKays ...

DeKays is located in Sussex County<1>.

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

DeKays is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for DeKays: 973 & 862<3>

Communities near DeKays ...

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

  • Palm Tree
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Middletown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Woodbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • Suffern
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Suffern is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffern <4>
  • Airmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
  • Monroe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • Port Jervis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Warwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Warwick is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
  • Wesley Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people

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 DeKays. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for DeKays.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for DeKays ...

Looking for more information about DeKays? 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 DeKays, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for DeKays.

Adding DeKays to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of DeKays 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 (so far) for DeKays was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for DeKays.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around DeKays - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the DeKays area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the DeKays area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.