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Welcome to Vails Gate ...

Vails Gate is located in Orange County<1>.


The location of Vails Gate has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Vails Gate, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Vails Gate is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Vails Gate ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Vails Gate, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Vails Gate ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Palm Tree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
  • Kiryas Joel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Newburgh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Peekskill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beacon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Haverstraw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • West Haverstraw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
    • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vails Gate ...

Looking for more information about Vails Gate? 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 Vails Gate, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vails Gate.

Adding Vails Gate to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vails Gate 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 Vails Gate was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Vails Gate on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vails Gate.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vails Gate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

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 Orange, 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 Vails Gate - 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.









 

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