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Welcome to Shunpike ...

Shunpike is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shunpike, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Shunpike is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Shunpike ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Milford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
  • Kingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Paltz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury
    (18 miles [29 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
  • Kent
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Rhinebeck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shunpike ...

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

Adding Shunpike to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shunpike post office opened in 1870. The Shunpike post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shunpike.

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 Shunpike - 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/