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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 Awosting (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 Awosting. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Awosting is located in Ulster 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 Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Awosting)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Awosting, with the one closest to Awosting listed first.
    • Dwaarkill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • Rutsonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Crawford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Bruynswick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Ulsterville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
    • Cragsmoor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Walker Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Napanoch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Ben
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Gardiner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Hurley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
    • Kerhonkson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Awosting, with the one closest to Awosting listed first.
    • Crown Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Fairview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Hughsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Poughkeepsie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Spackenkill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Wappingers Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beacon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <1>
    • Haviland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Beacon Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
    • Glenham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Awosting, with the one closest to Awosting listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Searsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Walden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Andrew
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Leptondale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Maybrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Scotchtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Orange Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Campbell Hall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Michigan Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
    • Cronomer Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Gardnertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Awosting, with the one closest to Awosting listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Garrison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenclyffe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
    • Farmers Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Continental Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
  • Rockland County
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Awosting, with the one closest to Awosting listed first.
    • Summitville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bloomingburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yankee Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Woodridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Glen Wild
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rock Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodbourne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Fallsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Hurleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Awosting, with the one closest to Awosting listed first.
    • Matamoras
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Millrift
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift

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

Cemeteries Near Awosting ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Awosting.

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 Awosting - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Awosting covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bruynswick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mulford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fantine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hurley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dubois Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Accord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (210 more) ...

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 Awosting in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Awosting.

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

  • Dwaarkill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
  • Crawford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crawford is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Rutsonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
  • Bruynswick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
  • Ulsterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
  • Pine Bush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walker Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Keuren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Van Keuren is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Keuren
  • Napanoch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burlingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Searsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Wallkill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hurley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley

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

Newspapers Published in Awosting ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Awosting.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Awosting, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Awosting.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Awosting:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Awosting) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Awosting, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.