Welcome to Netherwood ...

Netherwood is located in Dutchess County<1>.

The location of Netherwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Netherwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Netherwood is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Netherwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Netherwood - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Netherwood ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• New Milford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Kingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• New Paltz
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Wappingers Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Kent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
• Sharon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Rhinebeck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Pawling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling
  • Pawling is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawling <4>
• Fishkill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill
  • Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishkill <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Netherwood ...

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

Adding Netherwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Netherwood post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Netherwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Netherwood. 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/