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Welcome to Webatuck ...

Webatuck is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Webatuck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Webatuck is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Webatuck ...

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

  • Danbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
  • Poughkeepsie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Brookfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
  • New Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
  • Woodbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,453 people
  • Wappingers Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Sherman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
  • Washington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Washington is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 people
  • Bethlehem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bethlehem is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 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 Webatuck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Webatuck.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Webatuck ...

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

Adding Webatuck to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Webatuck post office opened in 1880. The Webatuck post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Webatuck.

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 Webatuck - 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/