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Welcome to Lagrangeville ...

Lagrangeville is located in Dutchess County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Lagrangeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Lagrangeville is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Lagrangeville ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburgh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Milford
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <3>
  • New Fairfield
    (18 miles [29 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
    (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Wappingers Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Sherman
    (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall-on-Hudson <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lagrangeville ...

Looking for more information about Lagrangeville? 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 Lagrangeville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lagrangeville.

Adding Lagrangeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lagrangeville 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 Lagrangeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lagrangeville post office opened in 1853.

We also found Lagrangeville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lagrangeville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lagrangeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Lagrangeville - 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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