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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 The Cape (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 The Cape. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of The Cape)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Cape, with the one closest to The Cape listed first.
    • Ellenville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Napanoch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wawarsing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Port Ben
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Spring Glen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cragsmoor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Kerhonkson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Walker Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Accord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rutsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Ulsterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Cape, with the one closest to The Cape listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Margaretville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Cape, with the one closest to The Cape listed first.
    • Hyde Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Crown Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Fairview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Poughkeepsie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Staatsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Haviland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Spackenkill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Rhinecliff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wappingers Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hughsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beacon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Cape, with the one closest to The Cape listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Searsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Montgomery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Walden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Michigan Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
    • Otisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Port Orange
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
    • Scotchtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Washington Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Saint Andrew
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Middletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Paradise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Cape, with the one closest to The Cape listed first.
    • Woodridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Summitville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Woodbourne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Glen Wild
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Fallsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Neversink
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Divine Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Hurleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Cape, with the one closest to The Cape listed first.
    • Millrift
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
    • Matamoras
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near The Cape ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Cape.

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 The Cape - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Fantine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Furman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fallsburg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stanton Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Accord Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Palentown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Sylvan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Whitfield Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Ellenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lackawack
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lackawack is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawack
  • Napanoch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wawarsing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ulster Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulster Heights is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulster Heights
  • Spring Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dairyland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dairyland is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
  • Mountain Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillipsport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kerhonkson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pataukunk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pataukunk is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataukunk
  • Mombaccus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mombaccus is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mombaccus
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Summitville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Walker Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford

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

Newspapers Published in The Cape ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Cape.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Cape, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Cape.

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 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 The Cape:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Cape) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 The Cape, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.