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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 Arnolds Mill (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 Arnolds Mill. 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 Arnolds Mill ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Arnolds Mill: Arnolds Ml. (or less commonly used: Arnolds Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Arnolds Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Arnolds Mill may originally have been Arnold's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Arnolds Mill might be written as Arnold Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Arnolds Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arnolds Mill.
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 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.
Arnolds Mill is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Arnolds Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arnolds Mill:
- Columbia County (The home county of Arnolds Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Mill, with the one closest to Arnolds Mill listed first.
- Chatham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moorhouse Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- Ghent
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Harlemville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harlemville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
- Chatham Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Austerlitz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kinderhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valatie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Mill, with the one closest to Arnolds Mill listed first.
- Coeymans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aquetuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Ravena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coeymans Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beckers Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- South Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Alcove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Glenmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Feura Bush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delmar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Mill, with the one closest to Arnolds Mill listed first.
- Jackson Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Mount Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Pine Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tivoli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Red Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Spencer Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spencer Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Corners
- Cruger Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Millerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Mill, with the one closest to Arnolds Mill listed first.
- Coxsackie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Catskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Leeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Surprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Gayhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- South Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kiskatom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Mill, with the one closest to Arnolds Mill listed first.
- Brainard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nassau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Nassau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Schodack Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Schodack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hoag Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Schodack Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Stephentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Wyomanock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- East Greenbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Luther
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Sliters
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Mill, with the one closest to Arnolds Mill listed first.
- Malden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Quarryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Saugerties
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Marion Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- High Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Ruby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Mill, with the one closest to Arnolds Mill listed first.
- Taconic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Canaan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- North Canaan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Wangum Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ore Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- East Canaan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Falls Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Mill, with the one closest to Arnolds Mill listed first.
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Rockdale Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- West Stockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Alford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- North Egremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Housatonic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Stevens Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Stockbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- Shaker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Egremont Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- Egremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- Van Deusenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
- Hampshire County (MA)
- Middlefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arnolds Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Arnolds Mill.
Cemeteries Near Arnolds Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arnolds Mill.
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 Arnolds Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arnolds Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arnolds Mill, with the one closest to Arnolds Mill listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Columbia County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chatham Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ghent Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spencertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shufelt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- German Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlemville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Arnolds Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arnolds Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arnolds Mill, with the one closest to Arnolds Mill listed first.
- Ghent
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chatham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spencertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harlemville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harlemville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Chatham Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Pulvers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pulvers is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulvers
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- East Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chatham
- Philmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austerlitz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valatie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kinderhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stuyvesant Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mellenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arnolds Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arnolds Mill.
Newspapers Published in Arnolds Mill ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arnolds Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arnolds Mill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arnolds Mill.
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 helpful 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 Arnolds Mill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Rensselaer County
- Ulster County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire County
- Hampshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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 Arnolds Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arnolds Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |