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 Borden Estate (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 Borden Estate. 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 Borden Estate ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Borden Estate: Borden Est.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Borden Estate 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 Borden Estate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Borden Estate:
- Ulster County (The home county of Borden Estate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Estate, with the one closest to Borden Estate listed first.
- Wallkill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Sylva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Plattekill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bruynswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Gardiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Modena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Rutsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Ardonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Ulsterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Clintondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Estate, with the one closest to Borden Estate listed first.
- Crown Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Hughsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spackenkill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Wappingers Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Groveville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Fishkill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Poughkeepsie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Borden Estate, with the one closest to Borden Estate listed first.
- Walden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Leptondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Orange Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Gardnertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Pine Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Searsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Little Britain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Denniston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Balmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Estate, with the one closest to Borden Estate listed first.
- Cold Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Continental Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Farmers Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Adams Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Putnam Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Lake Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Mahopac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts
(28 miles [45.1 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 Borden Estate, with the one closest to Borden Estate listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sloatsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley Hills
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Estate, with the one closest to Borden Estate listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wurtsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Glen Wild
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodbourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Fallsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Curry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borden Estate, with the one closest to Borden Estate listed first.
- Peekskill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shrub Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verplanck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crompond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Crugers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shenorock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodybrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Granite Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex County (NJ)
- Vernon Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Borden Estate, see our County-by-County Page for Borden Estate.
Cemeteries Near Borden Estate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Borden Estate.
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 Borden Estate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Borden Estate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Borden Estate, with the one closest to Borden Estate listed first.
- Mulford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wallkill Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Hurley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berea Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Montgomery.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63961 <3>
- Plattekill Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bruynswick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montgomery.
- The Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173116 <3>
- Rossville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plattekill Valley Community Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Modena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Borden Estate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Borden Estate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Borden Estate, with the one closest to Borden Estate listed first.
- Wallkill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Walden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Walden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Walden is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walden
- Saint Andrew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- New Hurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Coldenham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coldenham is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldenham
- Leptondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Sylva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruynswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Coldenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Coldenham is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Coldenham
- Cronomer Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Modena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Borden Estate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Borden Estate.
Newspapers Published in Borden Estate ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Borden Estate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Borden Estate, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Borden Estate.
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 websites either 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 Borden Estate:
- 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
- Sussex 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Borden Estate) 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 Borden Estate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |