Welcome to East Cutchogue ...
East Cutchogue is located in Suffolk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Cutchogue, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
A typical abbreviation for East Cutchogue: E. Cutchogue
East Cutchogue is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: East Cutchogue lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Cutchogue: 631 & 934<3>
Communities near East Cutchogue ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Cutchogue.
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
- Old Saybrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
- Westbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
- Southampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Southampton is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
- Southampton has also been known as:
- Southampton village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <4>
- Sag Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westhampton Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- East Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Quogue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 East Cutchogue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Cutchogue.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Cutchogue. 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 East Cutchogue.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Cutchogue. See our Newspapers Page for East Cutchogue.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Cutchogue ...
Looking for more information about East Cutchogue? 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 East Cutchogue, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Cutchogue.
Adding East Cutchogue to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Cutchogue 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 East Cutchogue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the East Cutchogue post office opened in 1848. The East Cutchogue post office closed in 1851.
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Cutchogue.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Cutchogue - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 631 code has been Overlayed with the 934 area code. New phone numbers in the East Cutchogue area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the East Cutchogue area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |