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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 Bedford Hills (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 Bedford Hills. 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.

Cemeteries Near Bedford Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bedford Hills.

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Todd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reynolds - Cross River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds - Cross River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds - Cross River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middle Patent Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Patent Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Patent Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chichester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chichester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chichester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amawalk Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amawalk Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amawalk Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fair Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ayers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Miller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<2>

While we didn't find Bedford Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bedford Hills.

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

  • Katonah
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katonah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katonah
    • Katonah is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katonah <3>
  • Mount Kisco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kitchawan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchawan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchawan
    • Kitchawan is located in Westchester County
  • Cross River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldens Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Yorktown Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Amawalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amawalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amawalk
    • Amawalk is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amawalk <3>
  • Chappaqua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
  • Pound Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Boutonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boutonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
    • Boutonville is located in Westchester County
  • Purdys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys
    • Purdys is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdys <3>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Somers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Somers is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <3>
    • Armonk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Banksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
      • Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bedford Hills ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bedford Hills.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bedford Hills. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bedford Hills and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bedford Hills.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> of Bedford Hills.

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 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 Bedford Hills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bedford Hills. 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>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.
<2>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 Bedford Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bedford Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bedford Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2368, Longitude: -73.6946       In this case, the coordinates for Bedford Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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