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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry (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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Beacon - Newburgh Ferry 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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry:
- Ulster County (The home county of Beacon - Newburgh Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sylva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Wallkill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Oakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Modena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Clintondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lloyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Beacon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Groveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Beacon Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Glenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fishkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hughsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wiccopee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Brinckerhoff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Wappingers Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Myers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- East Fishkill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Shenandoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Newburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Balmville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- New Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Gardnertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Cornwall Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vails Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Firthcliffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orrs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Leptondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Denniston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Nelsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenclyffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Continental Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Tompkins Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Farmers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Adams Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Putnam Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mahopac Mines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Lake Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Mahopac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Haverstraw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Congers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- New Hempstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Wesley Hills
(24 miles [38.6 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
- New City Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New Square
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wurtsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Lake Mohegan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Peekskill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crompond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shrub Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Verplanck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shenorock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Granite Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crugers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Ball Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- New Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Danbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Ridgefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Bulls Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Candlewood Lake Club
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Gaylordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Lanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- South Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bergen County (NJ)
- Mahwah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Beacon - Newburgh Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.
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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beacon - Newburgh Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Oldtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snake Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Dell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Beacon - Newburgh Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, with the one closest to Beacon - Newburgh Ferry listed first.
- Newburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchess Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Groveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Glenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roseton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roseton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseton
- Middle Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vails Gate Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
- Vails Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cronomer Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Orrs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Nelsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Fishkill
(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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Beacon - Newburgh Ferry ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, 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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry.
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 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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield County
- Bergen 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 Beacon - Newburgh Ferry, 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- Beacon - Newburgh Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |