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 Bridgeville (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 Bridgeville. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Bridgeville is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Bridgeville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bridgeville:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Bridgeville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Rock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thompsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Wild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Fallsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Squirrels Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Mongaup Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Cooks Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
- Butternut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Rock Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Port Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Cuddebackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Finchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Huguenot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shin Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Washington Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Pine Bush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Searsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Middletown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Spring Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cragsmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Walker Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ellenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Napanoch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Port Ben
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Ben is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
- Wawarsing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Rutsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Kerhonkson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Colesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Vernon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- McCoys Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Millrift
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Matamoras
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parkers Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Lackawaxen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westcolang
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Masthope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Conashaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Kimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Lords Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Boyds Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Calkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Laurella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bridgeville, see our County-by-County Page for Bridgeville.
Cemeteries Near Bridgeville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgeville.
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 Bridgeville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bridgeville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fallsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- General Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mongaup Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Forestburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Terre Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bridgeville had a population of 66 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgeville, with the one closest to Bridgeville listed first.
- Rock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen Wild
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Fallsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hartwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood
- Hurleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forestburg is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Oakland Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Valley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haven is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Summitville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Phillipsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bridgeville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridgeville.
Newspapers Published in Bridgeville ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgeville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridgeville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridgeville.
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 Bridgeville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Orange County
- Ulster County
- Sussex County
- Pike County
- Wayne 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 '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- Bridgeville) 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 Bridgeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |