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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 Callicoon Center (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 Callicoon Center. 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 Callicoon Center ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Callicoon Center: Callicoon Ctr. (or less commonly used: Callicoon Cen., Callicoon Cent. or Callicoon Cntr.)
  • You might see Callicoon Centre instead of Callicoon Center.

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.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 and doctors 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.

Callicoon Center is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Callicoon Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Callicoon Center:

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Callicoon Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Callicoon Center, with the one closest to Callicoon Center listed first.
    • Youngsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Branch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Roscoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Acidalia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
    • Briscoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Briscoe is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hortonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Livingston Manor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Morsston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Morsston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
    • Falls Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
    • Callicoon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hankins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Broome County
    • Deposit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Callicoon Center, with the one closest to Callicoon Center listed first.
    • Rock Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
    • Butternut Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Cooks Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Horton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Horton is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Chiloway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
    • Pea Brook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
    • Peakville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
    • Corbett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
    • Gregorytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
    • Harvard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Shinhopple
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Downsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cadosia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Callicoon Center, with the one closest to Callicoon Center listed first.
    • Paradise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Port Orange
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Callicoon Center, with the one closest to Callicoon Center listed first.
    • Belle Ayr
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Bull Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Ellenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Oliverea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Glen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Napanoch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wawarsing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Callicoon Center, with the one closest to Callicoon Center listed first.
    • Masthope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Westcolang
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Lackawaxen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rowland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kimble
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
    • Parkers Glen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
    • Wilsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilsonville is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Callicoon Center, with the one closest to Callicoon Center listed first.
    • Union Dale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Forest City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ararat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Burnwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
    • Thompson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <1>
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Callicoon Center, with the one closest to Callicoon Center listed first.
    • Damascus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
    • Boyds Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
    • Calkins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
    • High Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
    • Siko
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
    • Carley Brook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
    • Dyberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dyberry is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
    • Laurella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
    • Tanners Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
    • Lakewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bethany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Honesdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Callicoon Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Callicoon Center.

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 Callicoon Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dorrer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Layton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bauernfeind Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauernfeind Cemetery
    • The Bauernfeind Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bauerfeind Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fayerweather Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • White Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Agudas Achim Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard Street Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Callicoon Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Callicoon Center.

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

  • North Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Youngsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Obernburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fremont Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Briscoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Briscoe is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roscoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Acidalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
  • Mileses
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mileses is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileses
  • Hankins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Callicoon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Falls Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
    • Kenoza Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Livingston Manor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Callicoon Center ...

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 Callicoon Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Callicoon Center, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Callicoon Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Callicoon Center:

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>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 Callicoon Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Callicoon Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.