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Welcome to Firthcliffe ...

Firthcliffe is located in Orange County<1>.


The location of Firthcliffe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Firthcliffe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Firthcliffe is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Firthcliffe ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Firthcliffe, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Firthcliffe ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Palm Tree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
  • Kiryas Joel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Newburgh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Peekskill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beacon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Haverstraw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • West Haverstraw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
    • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Firthcliffe ...

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

Adding Firthcliffe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Firthcliffe 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 Firthcliffe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Firthcliffe post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Firthcliffe.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Firthcliffe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

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 Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Firthcliffe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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