Welcome to West Pawling ...

West Pawling is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Pawling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for West Pawling: W. Pawling

West Pawling is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Pawling ...

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

• Danbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
• Poughkeepsie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <3>
• Newburgh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <3>
• New Milford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
• Brookfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
• Beacon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <3>
• New Fairfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
• Wappingers Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <3>
• Sherman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 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 West Pawling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Pawling.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Pawling ...

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

Adding West Pawling to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Pawling post office opened in 1886. The West Pawling post office closed in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Pawling.