Welcome to Clove Valley ...

Clove Valley is located in Dutchess County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clove Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

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

Clove Valley is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Clove Valley ...

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

• Danbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
• Poughkeepsie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• Newburgh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• New Milford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Brookfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
• Beacon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• New Fairfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
  • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
• Wappingers Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Sherman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 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 Clove Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clove Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clove Valley ...

Looking for more information about Clove 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clove Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clove Valley.

Adding Clove Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clove Valley post office opened in 1879.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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