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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 Anderson (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 Anderson. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Anderson 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 Anderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anderson:

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Anderson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Debruce
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Debruce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
    • Willowemoc
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
    • Aden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
    • Parkston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
      • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
    • Parksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Neversink
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Morsston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
      • Morsston is located in Sullivan County
    • Claryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Deckertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
      • Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
    • Livingston Manor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
    • Curry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
    • Beaverkill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaverkill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
    • Cooks Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
    • Butternut Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butternut Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Horton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
      • Horton is located in Delaware County
    • Margaretville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Chiloway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
    • Corbett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County
    • Fleischmanns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Gregorytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
      • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
    • Rock Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
      • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
    • Andes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Shinhopple
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Peakville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • West Kill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spruceton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
    • Lexington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewett Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Paradise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paradise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
    • Port Orange
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Orange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
    • Pine Bush
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuddebackville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuddebackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuddebackville
      • Cuddebackville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuddebackville <2>
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Belle Ayr
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
    • Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
    • Oliverea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Indian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Indian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Indian
      • Big Indian is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Indian <2>
    • Pine Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Highmount
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Napanoch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napanoch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanoch
      • Napanoch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napanoch <2>
    • Wawarsing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wawarsing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawarsing
      • Wawarsing is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wawarsing <2>
    • Shandaken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Ben
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
    • Spring Glen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushnellsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
  • Pike County (PA)
    • Masthope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Damascus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Milanville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Boyds Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Calkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Anderson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson.

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

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

  • Ferndale Synagogue Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Parksville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Agudas Achim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agudas Achim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agudas Achim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orchard Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orchard Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Claryville Reformed Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Soldiers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Soldiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lew Beach Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Banks - Eighmy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks - Eighmy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks - Eighmy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • White Sulphur Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Sulphur Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Sulphur Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rural Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural 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>

While we didn't find Anderson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anderson.

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

  • Debruce
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Debruce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
  • Willowemoc
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
  • Parksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Neversink
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Claryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Livingston Manor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
  • Curry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Curry is located in Sullivan County
  • Hardenburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardenburg
    • Hardenburg is located in Ulster County
  • Turnwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnwood
    • Turnwood is located in Ulster County
  • Divine Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
  • Lew Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Beaverkill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaverkill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loch Sheldrake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Sheldrake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Sheldrake
      • Loch Sheldrake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loch Sheldrake <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Anderson ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anderson, 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 Anderson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Anderson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anderson. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Anderson, 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' (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- Anderson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anderson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9031, Longitude: -74.7068       In this case, the coordinates for Anderson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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