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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 Campbell Hall Junction (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 Campbell Hall Junction. 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 Campbell Hall Junction ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Campbell Hall Junction: Campbell Hall Jct. (or less commonly used: Campbell Hall Jctn.)

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.

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 doctors and 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.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Campbell Hall Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • Campbell Hall
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hamptonburgh
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
    • Maybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Girarde
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Girarde is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
    • Kipps
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kipps is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps
    • Stony Ford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stony Ford is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
    • Montgomery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Farmingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Farmingdale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
    • Michigan Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
    • Craigville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Craigville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
    • Goshen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotchtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • Beacon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <1>
    • Beacon Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
    • Glenham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Groveville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Fishkill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hughsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crown Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Wappingers Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brinckerhoff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
    • Wiccopee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
    • Myers Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
    • Spackenkill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Nelsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Garrison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Glenclyffe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
    • Continental Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Putnam Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
    • Tompkins Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
    • Mahopac Mines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
    • Farmers Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Mahopac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Crafts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
  • Rockland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
    • Sloatsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pomona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thiells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramapo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Ramapo is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
    • Mount Ivy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
    • Wesley Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
    • West Haverstraw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
    • Hillburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Montebello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Montebello is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
    • Haverstraw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • Bloomingburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Summitville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankee Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Rock Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Wild
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Fallsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbourne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Squirrels Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • Wallkill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ulsterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
    • Bruynswick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Crawford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Dwaarkill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • New Hurley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
    • Walker Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Plattekill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sylva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylva is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Cragsmoor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Gardiner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • Buchanan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Peekskill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Verplanck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crompond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Crugers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Mohegan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
    • Shrub Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Woodybrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
    • Jefferson Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Croton-on-Hudson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorktown is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • Mahwah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
    • Ackermans Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
    • Campgaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
  • Morris County (NJ)
    • Newfoundland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • West Milford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
    • Haskell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
    • Macopin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • Vernon Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
    • Highland Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Colesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
    • Libertyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • McCoys Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
    • Hardistonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
    • Beaver Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
    • Roys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
    • Pellettown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
    • Armstrong
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Wykertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Hall Junction, with the one closest to Campbell Hall Junction listed first.
    • Matamoras
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Millrift
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
    • Milford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Campbell Hall Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campbell Hall Junction.

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 Campbell Hall Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hamptonburgh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Davids Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harrison Meeting House Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Norton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Heard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodhull Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bull Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montgomery.
    • The Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Goodwill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173116 <2>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (245 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Campbell Hall Junction had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Campbell Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hamptonburgh
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
  • Neelytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Neelytown is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelytown
  • Kipps
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kipps is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps
  • Girarde
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Girarde is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
  • Burnside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Burnside is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Maybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stony Ford is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
  • Farmingdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Farmingdale is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
  • Blooming Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Run is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Run
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Goshen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Craigville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Craigville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
    • Washingtonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Campbell Hall Junction ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Campbell Hall Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Campbell Hall Junction, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Campbell Hall Junction.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Campbell Hall Junction:

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 Campbell Hall Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Campbell Hall Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.