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Welcome to Bangall ...

Bangall is located in Dutchess County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Bangall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Bangall is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bangall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Bangall: This one is located in Dutchess County and the other is located in Onondaga County.

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

Communities near Bangall ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Milford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Saugerties
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Salisbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
  • Kent
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Sharon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Rhinebeck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Red Hook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Millbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bangall ...

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

Adding Bangall to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bangall post office opened in 1851.

We also found Bangall in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bangall.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bangall. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bangall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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