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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 Central Nyack (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 Central Nyack. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Central Nyack is located in Rockland 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 Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Central Nyack ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central Nyack.

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 Central Nyack - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Nyack Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Temple Israel Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Israel Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Israel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rockland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nanuet True Reformed Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • High View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sparta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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.<6>

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

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

  • Nyack
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • West Nyack
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
    • West Nyack is located in Rockland County
  • Valley Cottage
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Blauvelt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grand View-on-Hudson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • South Nyack
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
    • South Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
  • Upper Nyack
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
    • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
  • Germonds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germonds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
    • Germonds is located in Rockland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Germonds
    • From Central Nyack to Germonds
  • Bardonia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangeburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockland Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
    • Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
  • Congers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congers
    • Congers is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congers <1>
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    • Nanuet
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tappan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
      • Tappan is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <1>
    • Sparkill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkill
      • Sparkill is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparkill <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Central Nyack ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central Nyack.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central Nyack, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Central Nyack.

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 Central Nyack:

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Central Nyack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Central Nyack) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central Nyack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0937, Longitude: -73.9505