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Welcome to Fishkill Landing ...

So far, we found very little information about Fishkill Landing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fishkill Landing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fishkill Landing, please Contact Us.

Fishkill Landing would have been located within present day Dutchess County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishkill Landing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1803.

A typical abbreviation for Fishkill Landing: Fishkill Lndg. (or less commonly used: Fishkill Lndng.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fishkill Landing is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Fishkill Landing was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fishkill Landing ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Palm Tree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Peekskill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • Monroe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Paltz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Walden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Washingtonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Fishkill Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fishkill Landing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fishkill Landing was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishkill Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fishkill Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fishkill Landing - 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.