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 Brewster Heights (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 Brewster Heights. 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 Brewster Heights ...
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 Brewster Heights: Brewster Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Brewster Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brewster Heights.
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 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.
Brewster Heights is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Fairfield (CT), Dutchess, Orange, Rockland & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Brewster Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brewster Heights:
- Putnam County (The home county of Brewster Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- Brewster Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Brewster
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dykemans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Peach Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Crafts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Lake Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Towners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Deforest Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Putnam Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Mahopac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahopac Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farmers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- Pawling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- West Pawling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- Stormville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- East Fishkill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Beekman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Poughquag
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wiccopee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Sylvan Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- Brinckerhoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Hopewell Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arthursburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Fort Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Balmville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Firthcliffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orrs Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Vails Gate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Cornwall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Mountainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Haverstraw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Congers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Thiells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Nyack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Mount Ivy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- New City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Valley Cottage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
- New City Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- Nyack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- Marlboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattekill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Clintondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Sylva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Modena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Somers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shenorock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldens Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Cross River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boutonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boutonville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
- Jefferson Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shrub Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- Ball Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- Danbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- New Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- Ridgefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Ridgefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Redding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Topstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Topstone is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Hartford County (CT)
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- Candlewood Lake Club
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylordsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Roxbury Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
- Bulls Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Northville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Roxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- South Britain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Southbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
- Southbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bowers Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
- Southford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Southford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middlebury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
- Middlebury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Derby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Former name for Derby:
- Birmingham
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seymour is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brewster Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Brewster Heights.
Cemeteries Near Brewster Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brewster Heights.
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 Brewster Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brewster Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Drewsclift Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Milltown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raymond Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Methodist Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Ivandell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Brewster Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brewster Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brewster Heights, with the one closest to Brewster Heights listed first.
- Brewster
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tilly Foster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tilly Foster is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly Foster
- Dykemans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Carmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crafts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Croton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Purdys
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Center is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- North Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Salem is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
- Towners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Somers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgebury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mill Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Plain is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Ball Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- Mahopac Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brewster Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brewster Heights.
Newspapers Published in Brewster Heights ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewster Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brewster Heights, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brewster Heights.
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 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 Brewster Heights:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven 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 Brewster Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Brewster Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |