Welcome to East Fishkill ...
East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Fishkill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
A typical abbreviation for East Fishkill: E. Fishkill
East Fishkill is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Fishkill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for East Fishkill ...
Official Website: www.eastfishkillny.org/
Communities near East Fishkill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Fishkill.
- Danbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Poughkeepsie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Peekskill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
- Peekskill is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <4>
- Beacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Highland Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
- Highland Falls is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <4>
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Fishkill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Fishkill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Fishkill. 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 Fishkill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Fishkill. See our Newspapers Page for East Fishkill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Fishkill ...
Looking for more information about East Fishkill? 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 Fishkill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Fishkill.
Adding East Fishkill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Fishkill 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 East Fishkill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the East Fishkill post office opened in 1852.
We also found East Fishkill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Fishkill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for East Fishkill: www.eastfishkillny.org/
The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 East Fishkill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |