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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 Big Island (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 Big Island. 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 Big Island ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Big Island: Big Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 doctors and 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.

Big Island is located in Orange County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Big Island)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Island, with the one closest to Big Island listed first.
    • Florida
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Edenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Orange County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edenville
      • From Big Island to Edenville
    • Pine Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Warwick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Amity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Orange County
    • Homestead Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
      • Homestead Village is located in Orange County
    • New Hampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Goshen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <2>
    • Chester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Middletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
      • East Middletown is located in Orange County
    • Mechanicstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dutchess County
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Island, with the one closest to Big Island listed first.
    • Glenclyffe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cold Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Garrison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Nelsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Continental Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
    • Putnam Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Valley
      • Putnam Valley is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam Valley <2>
    • Adams Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Island, with the one closest to Big Island listed first.
    • Sloatsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloatsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloatsburg
      • Sloatsburg is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloatsburg <2>
    • Ramapo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramapo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
      • Ramapo is located in Rockland County
    • Hillburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn
      • Hillburn is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillburn <2>
    • Montebello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montebello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
      • Montebello is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
    • Suffern
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
    • Wesley Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
      • Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doodletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doodletown
      • From Big Island to Doodletown
    • Thiells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Ivy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ivy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
      • Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
    • New Hempstead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Viola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Rockland County
  • Sullivan County
  • Ulster County
  • Westchester County
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Island, with the one closest to Big Island listed first.
    • Mahwah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Campgaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campgaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
      • Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Campgaw
      • From Big Island to Campgaw
    • Wyckoff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wortendyke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ho-Ho-Kus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Park Ridge
      • From Big Island to Park Ridge
    • Ridgewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • River Vale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
      • River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Essex County (NJ)
    • Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Morris County (NJ)
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Island, with the one closest to Big Island listed first.
    • West Milford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
      • West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Macopin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Haskell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wayne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Paterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Island, with the one closest to Big Island listed first.
    • Vernon Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Highland Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Colesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
      • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Colesville
      • From Big Island to Colesville
    • Libertyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McCoys Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardistonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
      • Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roys
      • From Big Island to Roys
    • Armstrong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wykertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Edison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Augusta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Island, with the one closest to Big Island listed first.
    • Matamoras
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
      • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <2>
    • Millrift
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Conashaugh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conashaugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
      • Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Conashaugh
      • From Big Island to Conashaugh
    • Parkers Glen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Big Island ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Island.

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 Big Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Beth Shalom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Shalom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Shalom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Florida Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florida Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Denton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warwick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridgebury Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgebury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgebury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old School Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old School Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old School Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Stewartown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewartown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewartown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pinehill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Big Island had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Florida
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pine Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
    • Edenville is located in Orange County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edenville
    • From Big Island to Edenville
  • Wilcox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
    • Wilcox is located in Orange County
  • Amity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Warwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Milford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
    • New Milford is located in Orange County
  • Wisner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
    • Wisner is located in Orange County
  • Ridgebury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
    • Ridgebury is located in Orange County
  • Glenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
  • DeKays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeKays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeKays
    • DeKays is located in Sussex County (NJ)
  • Bellvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvale
    • Bellvale is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellvale <2>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Sugar Loaf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
      • Sugar Loaf is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Loaf <2>
    • New Hampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Goshen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Big Island ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Island.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Island, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Island.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Big Island:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Big Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3205, Longitude: -74.4044       In this case, the coordinates for Big Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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