Welcome to Shrub Oak ...
Shrub Oak is located in Westchester County<1>.
The location of Shrub Oak has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shrub Oak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.
Shrub Oak is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Shrub Oak lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Shrub Oak ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.westchester.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shrub Oak, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Shrub Oak ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shrub Oak.
- Danbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
- Danbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Spring Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
- Palm Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Kiryas Joel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Newburgh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Newburgh is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
- Ridgefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Ossining
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
- Ossining is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <4>
- Peekskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
- Peekskill is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <4>
- Beacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Beacon is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
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 Shrub Oak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shrub Oak.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shrub Oak. 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 Shrub Oak.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shrub Oak. See our Newspapers Page for Shrub Oak.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shrub Oak ...
Looking for more information about Shrub Oak? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Shrub Oak, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shrub Oak.
Adding Shrub Oak to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shrub Oak 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 Shrub Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Shrub Oak post office opened in 1829.
We also found Shrub Oak in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shrub Oak.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shrub Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/
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 Westchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shrub Oak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |