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 Castle Point (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 Castle Point. 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 Castle Point ...
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 Castle Point: Castle Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Castle Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Castle Point.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Castle Point is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Castle Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castle Point:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Castle Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Hughsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beacon Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Glenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Groveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Fishkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brinckerhoff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Wappingers Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wiccopee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Crown Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Myers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Spackenkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- East Fishkill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Balmville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Newburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Gardnertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Cornwall Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leptondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Orange Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Firthcliffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Vails Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Little Britain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Cold Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Farmers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Garrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenclyffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Tompkins Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Continental Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Adams Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Putnam Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Mahopac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Haverstraw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Congers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- New Hempstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Wesley Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- New City Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New Square
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wurtsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Marlboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Sylva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Ardonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Clintondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallkill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lloyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Gardiner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Lake Mohegan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shrub Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peekskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Crompond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shenorock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Buchanan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lincolndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Somers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Ball Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Ridgefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Bulls Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Gaylordsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Chimney Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- South Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Candlewood Lake Club
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Lanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Northville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Castle Point, see our County-by-County Page for Castle Point.
Cemeteries Near Castle Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castle Point.
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 Castle Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Castle Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fishkill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oldtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- First Reformed Protestant Dutch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Middlebush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cosman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Castle Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Castle Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Castle Point, with the one closest to Castle Point listed first.
- Roseton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roseton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseton
- Groveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Glenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hughsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fishkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Hamburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Brinckerhoff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Wappingers Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marlboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dutchess Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Stoneco
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stoneco is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneco
- Cronomer Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Castle Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castle Point.
Newspapers Published in Castle Point ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castle Point, 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 Castle Point.
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 Castle Point:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield 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 Castle Point, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Castle Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |