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 Bronck House (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 Bronck House. 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 and hospitals 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.
Bronck House is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Bronck House. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bronck House:
- Greene County (The home county of Bronck House)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bronck House, with the one closest to Bronck House listed first.
- Coxsackie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Medway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Jefferson Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- South Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Catskill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bronck House, with the one closest to Bronck House listed first.
- Aquetuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Ravena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coeymans Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coeymans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alcove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Westerlo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- South Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Selkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dormansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Beckers Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Medusa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westerlo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bronck House, with the one closest to Bronck House listed first.
- Rossman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Lorenz Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Stottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenport Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Valatie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ghent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Niverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mellenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Burden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bronck House, with the one closest to Bronck House listed first.
- Tivoli
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Upper Red Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Cruger Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Jackson Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Mount Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Red Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Pine Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rhinebeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rhinecliff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bronck House, with the one closest to Bronck House listed first.
- Schodack Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nassau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- East Greenbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Schodack
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Brainard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Couse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Luther
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Best
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- East Nassau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Schenectady County
- Niskayuna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bronck House, with the one closest to Bronck House listed first.
- Bates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Livingstonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Manorkill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Franklinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Broome Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Gallupville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Conesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Middleburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bronck House, with the one closest to Bronck House listed first.
- Malden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Quarryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Saugerties
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Marion Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Mount Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- High Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Daisy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Ruby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Katrine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shady is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Sweet Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
- Litchfield County (CT)
- Taconic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bronck House, with the one closest to Bronck House listed first.
- Alford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- North Egremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Rockdale Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- West Stockbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Egremont Plain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- Egremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- Housatonic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Van Deusenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
- Mount Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- South Egremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bronck House, see our County-by-County Page for Bronck House.
Cemeteries Near Bronck House ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bronck House.
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 Bronck House - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bronck House covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bronck House, with the one closest to Bronck House listed first.
- Armstrong Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Family Cemetery
- The Armstrong Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Armstrong - Mead Cemetery
- Hallenbeck - Collerberg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coxsackie Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Limestreet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lampman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Firwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Medway Congregational Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lish Homestead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Bronck House in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bronck House.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bronck House, with the one closest to Bronck House listed first.
- West Coxsackie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coxsackie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Athens is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- Medway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Stuyvesant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbiaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rossman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Stuyvesant Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Result
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Result is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Result
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stottville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Grapeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
- Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bronck House. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bronck House.
Newspapers Published in Bronck House ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bronck House.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bronck House, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bronck House.
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 Bronck House:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Dutchess County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire 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 Bronck House, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bronck House) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |