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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 Armonk (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 Armonk. 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.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Armonk ...

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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Armonk.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Armonk. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Armonk and those printed in the larger area surrounding Armonk.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> of Armonk.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Armonk:

Cemeteries Near Armonk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Armonk.

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

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

  • Old Quaker Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Burial Ground
  • Quaker Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Ridge Cemetery
  • Knapp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knapp Cemetery
  • Middle Patent Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Patent Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Patent Rural Cemetery
  • Barnum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnum Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
  • Banks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
  • Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
  • All Souls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Eden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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    • Purchase Friends Meeting Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pecks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecks Cemetery
    • Fair Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Ridge Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Armonk had a population of 269 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Banksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
    • Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Chappaqua
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappaqua
    • Chappaqua is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappaqua <5>
  • Valhalla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanwich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwich
    • Stanwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Pleasantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Kisco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pocantico Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocantico Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocantico Hills
    • Pocantico Hills is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocantico Hills <5>
  • Eastview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
    • Eastview is located in Westchester County
  • White Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Purchase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Glenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Riverbank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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    • Long Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
      • Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Bedford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmsford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsford
      • Elmsford is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmsford <5>

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

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

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Armonk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armonk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1265, Longitude: -73.7139    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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.
<4>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 Armonk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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