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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 Butterville (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 Butterville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Butterville 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 Butterville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butterville:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Butterville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butterville, with the one closest to Butterville listed first.
    • Mohonk Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • New Paltz
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kyserike
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
    • Plutarch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Plutarch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
    • High Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tillson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardiner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clintondale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Accord
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Binnewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Binnewater is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
    • Cottekill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ardonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ardonia is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butterville, with the one closest to Butterville listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Germantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Silvernails
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • North Germantown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butterville, with the one closest to Butterville listed first.
    • Hyde Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Haviland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Poughkeepsie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Staatsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Crown Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Spackenkill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Rhinecliff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchester Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
    • Pleasant Plains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Red Oaks Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butterville, with the one closest to Butterville listed first.
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Platte Clove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Palenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Haines Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Tannersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butterville, with the one closest to Butterville listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Saint Andrew
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Cronomer Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Walden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bush
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardnertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Orange Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Balmville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
    • Searsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Newburgh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Little Britain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Little Britain is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butterville, with the one closest to Butterville listed first.
    • Nelsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Cold Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Farmers Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Garrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Glenclyffe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
    • Tompkins Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butterville, with the one closest to Butterville listed first.
    • Summitville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomingburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Woodbourne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Claryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankee Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Glen Wild
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Neversink
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rock Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butterville, see our County-by-County Page for Butterville.

Cemeteries Near Butterville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butterville.

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 Butterville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butterville, with the one closest to Butterville listed first.

  • New Paltz Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • High Falls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery of Loyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Benton - Bar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Coxing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dubois Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Relyea Ground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosendale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Accord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (210 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Modena Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Plattekill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Butterville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butterville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Butterville, with the one closest to Butterville listed first.

  • Mohonk Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Libertyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Libertyville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • New Paltz
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Springtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Springtown is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Forest Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Glen is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Ohioville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ohioville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
  • Kyserike
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
  • Plutarch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Plutarch is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
  • High Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gardiner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clintondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Accord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Modena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ardonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ardonia is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
    • Rosendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butterville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butterville.

Newspapers Published in Butterville ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butterville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butterville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butterville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Butterville:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Butterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Butterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.