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Welcome to Clovesville ...

Clovesville is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clovesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Clovesville is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Clovesville ...

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

  • Stamford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Margaretville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hunter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hobart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Andes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Halcottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Belle Ayr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
  • Big Indian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushnellsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clovesville ...

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

Adding Clovesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clovesville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Clovesville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clovesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clovesville - 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.