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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 Byrdcliffe (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 Byrdcliffe. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Byrdcliffe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdcliffe, with the one closest to Byrdcliffe listed first.
    • Bearsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shady
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Woodstock
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Daisy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Daisy is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Glenford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Hurley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Hurley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hurley
    • Zena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Zena is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Willow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ashokan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
    • High Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • High Woods is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
    • Jockey Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
    • Boiceville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdcliffe, with the one closest to Byrdcliffe listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Medusa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Potter Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Preston Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • South Westerlo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • Alcove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdcliffe, with the one closest to Byrdcliffe listed first.
    • Germantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Germantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Burden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Elizaville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Glenco Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • West Taghkanic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Hudson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Churchtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Silvernails
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Greenport Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
    • Lorenz Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdcliffe, with the one closest to Byrdcliffe listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Denver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Halcottsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Margaretville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Grand Gorge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Kingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdcliffe, with the one closest to Byrdcliffe listed first.
    • Cruger Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Tivoli
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rhinecliff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rhinebeck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Red Hook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Rock City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Staatsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wurtemburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Milan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Jackson Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
    • Pleasant Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdcliffe, with the one closest to Byrdcliffe listed first.
    • Platte Clove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Tannersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Haines Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Palenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Spruceton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Kiskatom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
    • Jewett Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Round Top
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cairo Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • West Kill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brooksburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdcliffe, with the one closest to Byrdcliffe listed first.
    • Manorkill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • West Conesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Bates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Broome Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • Livingstonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdcliffe, with the one closest to Byrdcliffe listed first.
    • Claryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Curry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Neversink
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowemoc
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Aden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Woodbourne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Byrdcliffe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Byrdcliffe.

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

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

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

  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hudler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Van Kleeck Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lanesville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Longyear Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Marion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shoub Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tongore Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (258 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mt. View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • St. Mary's of the Mtn. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Bearsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodstock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lake Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Daisy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Daisy is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • West Hurley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Hurley is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hurley
  • Zena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Zena is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
  • Cold Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Brook is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
  • Boiceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shokan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
  • High Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • High Woods is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Edgewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Saugerties
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Saugerties is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saugerties
    • Platte Clove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove

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

Newspapers Published in Byrdcliffe ...

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 Byrdcliffe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Byrdcliffe, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Byrdcliffe.

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 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 Byrdcliffe:

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 'straight-line' (or 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- Byrdcliffe) 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 Byrdcliffe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.