Do you know of Whaley Lake ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Whaley Lake. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Whaley Lake.<1>

Our source wasn't clear whether Whaley Lake was a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that Whaley Lake would be found somewhere in Dutchess County, New York.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Whaley Lake ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Whaley Lake:

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Whaley Lake.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 36/81358   (Place Name: Whaley Lake)

County: Dutchess     (FIPS State/County: 36/027)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Whaley Lake) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Dutchess County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Dutchess County.