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Welcome to Netherwood ...

Netherwood is located in Dutchess County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • New Milford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Paltz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Sharon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Rhinebeck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishkill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Netherwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Netherwood post office opened in 1882. The Netherwood post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Netherwood.

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 Netherwood - 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>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/