Welcome to Fishkill Plains ...
Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishkill Plains, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
A typical abbreviation for Fishkill Plains: Fishkill Plns.
Fishkill Plains is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fishkill Plains lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Fishkill Plains ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fishkill Plains.
- Poughkeepsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
- Beacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
- New Paltz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
- New Paltz is located in Ulster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <3>
- Walden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Walden is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <3>
- Wappingers Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Highland Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Sherman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 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 Fishkill Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fishkill Plains.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fishkill Plains. 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 Plains.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fishkill Plains. See our Newspapers Page for Fishkill Plains.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fishkill Plains ...
Looking for more information about Fishkill Plains? 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 Fishkill Plains, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fishkill Plains.
Adding Fishkill Plains to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fishkill Plains 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 Fishkill Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fishkill Plains post office opened in 1826.
We also found Fishkill Plains in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishkill Plains.
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 Fishkill Plains - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |