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 Bloomington (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 Bloomington. 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 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.
Bloomington 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 Bloomington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bloomington:
- Ulster County (The home county of Bloomington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Creeklocks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Whiteport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Lefever Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Rifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Binnewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Rosendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Connelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Ewen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tillson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottekill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Elizaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Silvernails
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Burden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- West Taghkanic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Ancram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Ancramdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Taghkanic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenport Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Rhinecliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Staatsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rhinebeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Wurtemburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Haviland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Red Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Poughkeepsie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Platte Clove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Palenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Haines Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Tannersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Catskill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Hunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Spruceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Cairo Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Leeds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Round Top
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Leptondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Cronomer Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Saint Andrew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Pine Bush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Gardnertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Orange Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Walden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Searsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little Britain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Putnam County
- Farmers Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Grahamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Curry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Woodridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neversink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodbourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomingburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Bulls Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bloomington, see our County-by-County Page for Bloomington.
Cemeteries Near Bloomington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bloomington.
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 Bloomington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bloomington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Lefever Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrepose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter's Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wiltwyck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coxing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- High Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ascension Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bloomington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bloomington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Creeklocks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Whiteport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Lefever Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Saint Remy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint Remy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Remy
- Binnewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Rosendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Cottekill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ulster Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Ewen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Connelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marbletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marbletown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bloomington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloomington.
Newspapers Published in Bloomington ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bloomington, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bloomington.
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 Bloomington:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Litchfield 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 Bloomington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bloomington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |