Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Skylands (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 Skylands. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Skylands is located in Passaic County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Passaic County: Bergen, Essex, Morris, Sussex, Orange (NY) & Rockland (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Skylands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skylands:
- Passaic County (The home county of Skylands)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- West Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
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- Haskell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Macopin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Preakness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Paterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Singac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Borough of Woodland Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Little Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Athenia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Mahwah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County
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- Campgaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- Wortendyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
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- Park Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Ridgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Radburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- River Vale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Saddle Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- Meadow Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Montclair Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Upper Montclair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Brookdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Montclair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Essex Fells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Secaucus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Kearny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- North Bergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Guttenberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- West New York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Weehawken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- Bergen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Hoboken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Communipaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Jersey City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Morris County
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- Newfoundland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County
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- Lyonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
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- Taylortown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
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- Montville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Lake Telemark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County
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- Powerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
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- Hibernia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Troy Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Weldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Highland Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Vernon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Beaver Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
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- McCoys Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Pellettown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County
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- Roys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roys is located in Sussex County
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- Colesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County
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- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Hillside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Fairfield County (CT)
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Riverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Fordham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Williams Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Concourse Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Eastchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Bronx
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- City Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- City Island is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Locust Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Throggs Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Dutchess County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Beacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <1>
- Beacon Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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- Groveville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County (NY)
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- Greene County (NY)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Inwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in New York County (NY)
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- Washington Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Delano Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Harlem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
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- Morningside Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- East Harlem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
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- Manhattan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
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- Park West Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Seneca Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Yorkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Tuxedo Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sterling Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Harriman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Central Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Putnam County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Continental Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Glenclyffe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Garrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Nelsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Tompkins Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Astoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Hillburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ramapo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Sloatsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Suffern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montebello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Airmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Tallman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kaser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Monsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Wesley Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Verplanck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crugers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Archville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Ossining
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scarborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tarrytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peekskill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodybrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Pike County (PA)
- Matamoras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skylands, see our County-by-County Page for Skylands.
Cemeteries Near Skylands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skylands.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Skylands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skylands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Erskine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sloatsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maryrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's In Tuxedo Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redeemer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redeemer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Redeemer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ackermans Mills.
- The Redeemer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bogert Family Cemetery
- Chapel Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1617503 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Airmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ponds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Skylands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Skylands.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skylands, with the one closest to Skylands listed first.
- Erskine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Erskine is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
- Sterlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sterlington is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
- Hillburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ramapo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Sloatsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hewitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hewitt is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Monks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monks is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks
- Suffern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Mahwah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Tuxedo Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sterling Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- West Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Crystal Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake is located in Bergen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skylands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skylands.
Newspapers Published in Skylands ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skylands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skylands, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skylands.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Skylands:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Passaic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Fairfield County
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Rockland County
- Westchester County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Skylands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Skylands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |