Welcome to Shekomeko ...

Shekomeko is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shekomeko, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Shekomeko is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Shekomeko ...

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

• New Milford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
• Salisbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
• North Canaan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
• Sheffield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
• Goshen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Goshen is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
• Kent
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
• Sharon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Rhinebeck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <3>
• Red Hook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <3>
• Millbrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Millbrook is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <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 Shekomeko. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shekomeko.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shekomeko ...

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

Adding Shekomeko to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shekomeko post office opened in 1871. The Shekomeko post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shekomeko.