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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 Acidalia (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 Acidalia. 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.

Name Variations for Acidalia ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Acidhalia.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Acidalia is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Acidalia)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acidalia, with the one closest to Acidalia listed first.
    • Deposit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
      • Deposit is located in Broome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <1>
    • Gulf Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Delaware County
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acidalia, with the one closest to Acidalia listed first.
    • Belle Ayr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Ayr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belle Ayr
      • From Acidalia to Belle Ayr
    • Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Branch
      • From Acidalia to Branch
  • Pike County (PA)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acidalia, with the one closest to Acidalia listed first.
    • Thompson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <1>
    • Ararat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ararat
      • From Acidalia to Ararat
    • Burnwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Union Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale
      • Union Dale is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Dale <1>
    • Brandt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Forest City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lanesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • North Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acidalia, with the one closest to Acidalia listed first.
    • Damascus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Milanville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • High Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Lake
      • From Acidalia to High Lake
    • Boyds Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyds Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyds Mills
      • From Acidalia to Boyds Mills
    • Calkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calkins
      • From Acidalia to Calkins
    • Lakewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Siko
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
      • Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Siko
      • From Acidalia to Siko
    • Poyntelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poyntelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Poyntelle
      • From Acidalia to Poyntelle
    • Carley Brook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tanners Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherman
      • From Acidalia to Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
      • Starrucca is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Acidalia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Acidalia.

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 Acidalia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rock Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rickard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rickard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rickard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gould Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Basket Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basket Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cooks Falls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Horton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pea Brook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pea Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pea Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dorrer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorrer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bonaire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonaire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonaire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Long Flat Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Flat Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Layton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gregorytown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregorytown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregorytown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Acidalia had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rock Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fremont Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
    • Fremont Center is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont Center <1>
  • Goulds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goulds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulds
    • Goulds is located in Delaware County
  • Mileses
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mileses have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileses
    • Mileses is located in Sullivan County
  • Obernburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obernburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obernburg
    • Obernburg is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Obernburg <1>
  • Cooks Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Butternut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chiloway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chiloway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
    • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chiloway
    • From Acidalia to Chiloway
  • Horton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Long Eddy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hankins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Roscoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rockland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Sullivan County
    • Peakville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peakville
      • From Acidalia to Peakville

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

Newspapers Published in Acidalia ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Acidalia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Acidalia, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Acidalia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Acidalia:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Acidalia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Acidalia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Acidalia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Acidalia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8995, Longitude: -75.0331    









 

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