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Welcome to New Hamburg ...

New Hamburg is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hamburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

New Hamburg is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named New Hamburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Hamburg - they are located in Missouri, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near New Hamburg ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Newburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beacon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <3>
  • Woodbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • New Paltz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Walden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Washingtonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Highland Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Maybrook
    (15 miles [24.1 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 New Hamburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Hamburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Hamburg ...

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

Adding New Hamburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Hamburg 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 New Hamburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Hamburg.

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 New Hamburg - 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.