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Welcome to Pecksville ...

Pecksville is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pecksville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

Pecksville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Pecksville ...

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

  • Danbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
  • Danbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
  • Poughkeepsie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburgh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Milford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
  • Ridgefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
  • Peekskill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
  • Brookfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
  • Beacon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pecksville ...

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

Adding Pecksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pecksville 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 Pecksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pecksville post office opened in 1832. The Pecksville post office closed in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pecksville.

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 Pecksville - 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/