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Welcome to Godeffroy ...

Godeffroy is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Godeffroy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Godeffroy is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Godeffroy: 845 & 329<3>

Websites for Godeffroy ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities near Godeffroy ...

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

  • Middletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Port Jervis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Warwick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Goshen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Florida
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Matamoras
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wurtsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Otisville
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Godeffroy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Godeffroy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Godeffroy ...

Looking for more information about Godeffroy? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Godeffroy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Godeffroy.

Adding Godeffroy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Godeffroy post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Godeffroy.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Godeffroy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Godeffroy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Godeffroy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/