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Welcome to Eighmyville ...

Eighmyville is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eighmyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Eighmyville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Eighmyville ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Paltz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Catskill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Catskill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
  • Saugerties
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Millbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tivoli
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Millerton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • East Kingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • East Kingston is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eighmyville ...

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

Adding Eighmyville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eighmyville post office opened in 1888. The Eighmyville post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eighmyville.

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 Eighmyville - 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>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/