Welcome to Wiccopee ...

Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiccopee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Wiccopee is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Wiccopee ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Wiccopee to Poughkeepsie
• Newburgh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
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• New Milford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
• Peekskill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
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• Beacon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
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• New Fairfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
• Woodbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
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• New Paltz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
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• Walden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Walden is located in Orange County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <3>
• Washingtonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Washingtonville is located in Orange County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washingtonville <3>
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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 Wiccopee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wiccopee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiccopee ...

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

Adding Wiccopee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wiccopee post office opened in 1902. The Wiccopee post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiccopee.