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 Cahoonzie (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 Cahoonzie. 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 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.
Cahoonzie is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Cahoonzie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cahoonzie:
- Orange County (The home county of Cahoonzie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cahoonzie, with the one closest to Cahoonzie listed first.
- Sparrow Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Huguenot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Jervis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shin Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Cuddebackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Finchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Port Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Otisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cahoonzie, with the one closest to Cahoonzie listed first.
- Pond Eddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Squirrels Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Eldred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Yulan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wurtsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mongaup Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomingburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Wild
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cahoonzie, with the one closest to Cahoonzie listed first.
- Spring Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Ulsterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Crawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ellenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Napanoch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Ben
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Ben is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
- Bruynswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Rutsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Wawarsing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Passaic County (NJ)
- West Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cahoonzie, with the one closest to Cahoonzie listed first.
- Colesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Layton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- McCoys Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Normanook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Vernon Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Pellettown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Roys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Wykertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Armstrong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Beaver Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Wallpack Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Warren County (NJ)
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cahoonzie, with the one closest to Cahoonzie listed first.
- Bushkill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cahoonzie, with the one closest to Cahoonzie listed first.
- Millrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Matamoras
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Conashaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Lackawaxen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westcolang
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Masthope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Rowland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lords Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kimble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Delaware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cahoonzie, with the one closest to Cahoonzie listed first.
- Milanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Hawley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boyds Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Laurella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Uswick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Carley Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Honesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Seelyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cahoonzie, see our County-by-County Page for Cahoonzie.
Cemeteries Near Cahoonzie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cahoonzie.
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 Cahoonzie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cahoonzie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cahoonzie, with the one closest to Cahoonzie listed first.
- Mongaup Lower River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Spey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forestburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seeley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belle Terre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Van Tuyl Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Tuyl Cemetery
- The Van Tuyl Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Van Tuyl Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291890 <2>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Woodtown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Cahoonzie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cahoonzie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cahoonzie, with the one closest to Cahoonzie listed first.
- Mongaup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mongaup is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongaup
- Millrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Sparrow Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huguenot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Pond Eddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pond Eddy is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Matamoras
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Port Jervis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Godeffroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roses Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roses Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
- Oakland Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Valley
- Hartwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartwood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glen Spey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pond Eddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosas is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosas
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cahoonzie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cahoonzie.
Newspapers Published in Cahoonzie ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cahoonzie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cahoonzie, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cahoonzie.
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 Cahoonzie:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Monroe 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> | 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 Cahoonzie, 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' (or 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- Cahoonzie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |