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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 (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. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Callicoon is located in Sullivan County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Callicoon:

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

Cemeteries Near Callicoon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Callicoon.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bauernfeind Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Layton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Overlook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Cochecton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cochecton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cochecton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dorrer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorrer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Basket Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basket Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Huntington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Huntington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Huntington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fosterdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fosterdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fosterdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Lucys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lucys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lucys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nearing Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nearing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nearing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Callicoon had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hankins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Galilee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
    • Galilee is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Damascus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cochecton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Falls Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mileses
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mileses have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileses
    • Mileses is located in Sullivan County
  • Tyler Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Hill
    • Tyler Hill is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler Hill <1>
  • Fosterdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterdale
    • Fosterdale is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fosterdale <1>
  • Kenoza Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenoza Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoza Lake
    • Kenoza Lake is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenoza Lake <1>
  • Obernburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obernburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obernburg
    • Obernburg is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Obernburg <1>
  • Fremont Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
    • Fremont Center is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont Center <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milanville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jeffersonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <1>
    • West Damascus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Damascus
      • West Damascus is located in Wayne County (PA)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Callicoon ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Callicoon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Callicoon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Callicoon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Callicoon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> of Callicoon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Callicoon:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Callicoon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Callicoon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Callicoon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Callicoon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7672, Longitude: -75.0562    









 

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