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Welcome to North Clove ...

North Clove is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Clove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for North Clove: N. Clove

North Clove is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near North Clove ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • New Milford
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • New Fairfield
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Wappingers Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 people
  • Kent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Pawling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fishkill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishkill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <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 North Clove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Clove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Clove ...

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

Adding North Clove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the North Clove post office opened in 1867.

We also found North Clove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Clove.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Clove. 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 North Clove - 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>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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