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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 Benton Corners (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 Benton Corners. 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 Benton Corners ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Benton Corners: Benton Cors.

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.

Benton Corners 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 Benton Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benton Corners:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Benton Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton Corners, with the one closest to Benton Corners listed first.
    • Gardiner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruynswick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Rutsonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Modena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hurley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
    • Mohonk Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dwaarkill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • Ardonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ardonia is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
    • Accord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kyserike
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
    • New Paltz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallkill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sylva
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sylva is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton Corners, with the one closest to Benton Corners listed first.
    • Crown Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Poughkeepsie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Spackenkill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Hyde Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Haviland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Hughsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wappingers Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
    • Red Oaks Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
    • Myers Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
    • Beacon
      (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton Corners, with the one closest to Benton Corners listed first.
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Platte Clove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton Corners, with the one closest to Benton Corners listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Andrew
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Walden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Leptondale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Orange Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Searsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Montgomery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cronomer Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Gardnertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Maybrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Balmville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
    • Little Britain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Little Britain is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Newburgh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton Corners, with the one closest to Benton Corners listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenclyffe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
    • Farmers Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Continental Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Tompkins Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
    • Adams Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
    • Putnam Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mahopac Mines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
  • Rockland County
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Benton Corners, with the one closest to Benton Corners listed first.
    • Summitville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bloomingburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yankee Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Woodridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Wild
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rock Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodbourne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • South Fallsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Claryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Benton Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benton Corners.

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 Benton Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bruynswick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dubois Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mulford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Hurley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Modena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Paltz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Accord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Plattekill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Relyea Ground Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Benton - Bar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Bush Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Plattekill Friends Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Gardiner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
  • Bruynswick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
  • Forest Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Glen is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Libertyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Libertyville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • New Hurley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
  • Modena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dwaarkill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
  • Mohonk Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Accord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wallkill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sylva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylva is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ardonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ardonia is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
    • New Paltz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kyserike
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike

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

Newspapers Published in Benton Corners ...

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 Benton Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benton Corners, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benton Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Benton Corners:

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 from Point A (ie- Benton Corners) 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 Benton Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.