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 Bulls Head (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 Bulls Head. 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 Bulls Head ...
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.
While the name of this community is Bulls Head, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bulls Head may originally have been Bull's Head.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bulls Head might be written as Bull Head.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bulls Head. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bulls Head.
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 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.
Bulls Head is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Bulls Head. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bulls Head:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Bulls Head)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- Milan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Stanfordville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Bangall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Hibernia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Salt Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shunpike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shunpike is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunpike
- Rhinebeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Ross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Red Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- Silvernails
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Elizaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ancram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ancramdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- West Taghkanic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Germantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Glenco Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- North Germantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Taghkanic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Copake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- Catskill
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Kiskatom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Palenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Jefferson Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leeds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Haines Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tannersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Round Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- Leptondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Balmville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Cronomer Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Newburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gardnertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Orange Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Saint Andrew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- Farmers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Towners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- East Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Ponck Hockie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Port Ewen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Esopus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Katrine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Glasco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Mount Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Creeklocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Rifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- Ore Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Lakeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lime Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Amesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Bulls Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- Mount Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ashley Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Egremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- South Egremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- North Egremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Sheffield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Gomorrah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Egremont Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- Alford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Great Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Mill River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bulls Head, see our County-by-County Page for Bulls Head.
Cemeteries Near Bulls Head ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bulls Head.
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 Bulls Head - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bulls Head covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- Milan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Upton Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stanford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
- The Stanford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Standfordville UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66374 <3>
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg Cemetery
- The Wurtemburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Paul's Wurtemburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178103 <3>
- Teats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shookville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Rhinebeck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhinebeck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the south of Pleasant Plains.
- The Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crum Elbow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64308 <3>
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- The Square Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield Burying Grounds
(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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bulls Head had a population of 47 people in 1895 with no post office or railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bulls Head, with the one closest to Bulls Head listed first.
- Schultzville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schultzville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Willow Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Milan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Clinton Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton Hollow is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Hollow
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Stanfordville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McIntyre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McIntyre is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
- Lafayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayetteville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayetteville
- Wurtemburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Clinton Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bangall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stissing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stissing is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stissing
- Salt Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hibernia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bulls Head. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bulls Head.
Newspapers Published in Bulls Head ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bulls Head.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bulls Head, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bulls Head.
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 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 Bulls Head:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Ulster County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Bulls Head) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Bulls Head, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |