Welcome to Brinckerhoff ...
Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brinckerhoff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Brinckerhoff is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brinckerhoff lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Brinckerhoff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brinckerhoff.
- Poughkeepsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peekskill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodbury
- From Brinckerhoff to Woodbury
- New Paltz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <3>
- Walden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Walden is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <3>
- Washingtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wappingers Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <3>
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Brinckerhoff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brinckerhoff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brinckerhoff. 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 Brinckerhoff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brinckerhoff. See our Newspapers Page for Brinckerhoff.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brinckerhoff ...
Looking for more information about Brinckerhoff? 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 Brinckerhoff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brinckerhoff.
Adding Brinckerhoff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brinckerhoff 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 Brinckerhoff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brinckerhoff post office opened in 1891.
We also found Brinckerhoff in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brinckerhoff.
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 Brinckerhoff - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |