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Welcome to Fort Wadsworth ...

Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Wadsworth, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Wadsworth: Ft. Wadsworth

Fort Wadsworth is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Fort Wadsworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Wadsworth - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Wadsworth.

Communities near Fort Wadsworth ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Wadsworth ...

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

Adding Fort Wadsworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Wadsworth 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 Fort Wadsworth was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Fort Wadsworth in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Wadsworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Wadsworth - 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.