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Welcome to Central Valley ...

Central Valley is located in Orange County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Central Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

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

Central Valley is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Central Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Central Valley - they are located in Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Central Valley ...

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

  • Spring Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ossining
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peekskill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Beacon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Suffern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • West Haverstraw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
    • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
  • New Square
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
    • New Square is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 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 Central Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central Valley ...

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

Adding Central Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Central Valley post office opened in 1871.

We also found Central Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Central Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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