Welcome to Clove ...

Clove is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.

Clove is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Clove ...

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

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

Communities near Clove ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Poughkeepsie
  • From Clove to Poughkeepsie
• New Milford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
• Beacon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beacon
  • From Clove to Beacon
• New Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
• Wappingers Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <3>
• Sherman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Washington is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 people
• Kent
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
• Sharon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Brewster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Brewster is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <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 Clove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clove ...

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

Adding Clove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clove 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 Clove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Clove post office opened in 1829. The Clove post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clove.