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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Arena. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Arena to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arena, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Arena (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Arena. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Arena is historic, it would have been located within present day Delaware County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Arena. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arena:

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Arena)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arena, with the one closest to Arena listed first.
    • Margaretville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
      • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <3>
    • Andes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
      • Andes is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <3>
    • New Kingston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
    • Halcottsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fleischmanns
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
      • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <3>
    • Bovina Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bovina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
    • Denver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Delhi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
    • Hamden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bloomville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Corbett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arena, with the one closest to Arena listed first.
    • West Kill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Spruceton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
    • Red Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jewett Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
    • Jewett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <3>
    • Windham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
    • Brooksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arena, with the one closest to Arena listed first.
    • Colliersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oneonta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <3>
    • Otego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Schenevus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Portlandville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West End
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in Otsego County
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arena, with the one closest to Arena listed first.
    • South Jefferson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Jefferson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Manorkill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arena, with the one closest to Arena listed first.
    • Lew Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
    • Beaverkill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
    • Debruce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Debruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
    • Deckertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
      • Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
    • Willowemoc
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
    • Parkston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
      • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
    • Livingston Manor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Roscoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morsston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
      • Morsston is located in Sullivan County
    • Claryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Parksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Aden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
    • Curry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arena, with the one closest to Arena listed first.
    • Highmount
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pine Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Hill <3>
    • Oliverea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bushnellsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
    • Shandaken
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Phoenicia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Boiceville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • West Shokan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
    • Willow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Brodhead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
    • Shokan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ashokan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
      • Ashokan is located in Ulster County
    • Olivebridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arena, see our County-by-County Page for Arena.

Newspapers Published in Arena ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arena.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arena, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arena.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Arena:

Cemeteries Near Arena ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arena.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arena covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arena, with the one closest to Arena listed first.

  • Sanford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery
  • Banks - Eighmy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks - Eighmy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks - Eighmy Cemetery
  • Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
  • Andes Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andes Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andes Village Cemetery
  • Shaver Hollow Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaver Hollow Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaver Hollow Road Cemetery
  • Arkville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arkville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkville Cemetery
  • Van Benschoten Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Benschoten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Benschoten Cemetery
  • Achibald Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Achibald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Achibald Cemetery
  • New Kingston Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Kingston Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Kingston Valley Cemetery
  • Fall Clove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall Clove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Clove Cemetery
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lew Beach Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...
    • Herr Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herr Cemetery
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Haynes Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503464 <5>
    • Lake Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Hill Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Arena itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Arena, with the one closest to Arena listed first.

  • Dunraven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunraven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
    • Dunraven is located in Delaware County
  • Margaretville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
    • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <3>
  • Andes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
    • Andes is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <3>
  • Turnwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnwood
    • Turnwood is located in Ulster County
  • Arkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkville
    • Arkville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkville <3>
  • Lew Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
  • Belle Ayr
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
  • New Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
  • Hardenburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardenburg
    • Hardenburg is located in Ulster County
  • Halcottsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bovina Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Beaverkill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lake Delaware
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delaware
      • Lake Delaware is located in Delaware County
    • Fleischmanns
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
      • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <3>
    • Bovina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arena. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arena.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1153, Longitude: -74.7377       In this case, the coordinates for Arena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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