Welcome to Cokertown ...
Cokertown is located in Dutchess County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cokertown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Cokertown is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cokertown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Cokertown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cokertown.
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Catskill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Saugerties
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rhinebeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Millbrook is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <3>
- Philmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tivoli
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
- Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <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 Cokertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cokertown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cokertown. 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 Cokertown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cokertown. See our Newspapers Page for Cokertown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cokertown ...
Looking for more information about Cokertown? 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 Cokertown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cokertown.
Adding Cokertown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cokertown 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 Cokertown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cokertown post office opened in 1882.
We also found Cokertown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cokertown.
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 Cokertown - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |