Welcome to Hughsonville ...
Hughsonville is located in Dutchess County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hughsonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Hughsonville is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hughsonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Hughsonville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hughsonville.
- Poughkeepsie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodbury
- From Hughsonville to Woodbury
- New Paltz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Washingtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Maybrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Hughsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hughsonville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hughsonville. 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 Hughsonville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughsonville. See our Newspapers Page for Hughsonville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hughsonville ...
Looking for more information about Hughsonville? 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 Hughsonville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hughsonville.
Adding Hughsonville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hughsonville 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 Hughsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hughsonville post office opened in 1850.
We also found Hughsonville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hughsonville.
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 Hughsonville - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |