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 Arbor Valley (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 Arbor Valley. 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 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 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.
Arbor Valley is located in Orange County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Arbor Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arbor Valley:
- Orange County (The home county of Arbor Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Girarde
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Girarde is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
- Hamptonburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
- Campbell Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farmingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmingdale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Washingtonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kipps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kipps is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps
- Stony Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Ford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
- Craigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Beacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Groveville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Beacon Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Glenham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fishkill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hughsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Crown Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Wappingers Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wiccopee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Myers Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Spackenkill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Cold Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Garrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Continental Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Putnam Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Tompkins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Farmers Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Mahopac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crafts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Sloatsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stony Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thiells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ivy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Haverstraw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Ramapo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Wesley Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Hillburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montebello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Haverstraw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Rock Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Fallsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Wallkill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ulsterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Dwaarkill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- New Hurley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Bruynswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Plattekill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Walker Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Rutsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Gardiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Modena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Buchanan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peekskill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Verplanck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crompond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crugers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shrub Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Woodybrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Croton-on-Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Mahwah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Ackermans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Campgaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Park Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Wyckoff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Morris County (NJ)
- Newfoundland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- West Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Haskell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Vernon Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Highland Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Colesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- McCoys Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Hardistonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Beaver Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Roys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Pellettown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Wykertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Matamoras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millrift
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arbor Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Arbor Valley.
Cemeteries Near Arbor Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arbor Valley.
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 Arbor Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arbor Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hamptonburgh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Davids Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodhull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Germantown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harrison Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Greycourt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montgomery.
- The Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173116 <2>
- Brick Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Arbor Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arbor Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arbor Valley, with the one closest to Arbor Valley listed first.
- Girarde
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Girarde is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
- Hamptonburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
- Burnside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Campbell Hall Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Campbell Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Neelytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Neelytown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelytown
- Maybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kipps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kipps is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps
- Farmingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmingdale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Blooming Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washingtonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Ford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Craigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arbor Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arbor Valley.
Newspapers Published in Arbor Valley ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arbor Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arbor Valley, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arbor Valley.
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 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 Arbor Valley:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Bergen County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Arbor Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arbor Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |