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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 Chimney Corners (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 Chimney Corners. 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 Chimney Corners ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Chimney Corners: Chimney Cors.

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.

Cemeteries Near Chimney Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chimney Corners.

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 Chimney Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lent Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Repose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Augustines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Rest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Stony Point.
    • The Mt. Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Creek Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64840 <2>
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rose Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sparta Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1> 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.<3>

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

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

  • Oscawana
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscawana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscawana
    • Oscawana is located in Westchester County
  • Crugers
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crugers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crugers
    • Crugers is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crugers <4>
  • Croton-on-Hudson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Montrose
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Haverstraw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Verplanck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Haverstraw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
    • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
  • Garnerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnerville
    • Garnerville is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnerville <4>
  • Jones Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
    • Jones Point is located in Rockland County
  • Tomkins Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomkins Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomkins Cove
    • Tomkins Cove is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomkins Cove <4>
  • Stony Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Peekskill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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    • Thiells
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Congers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <4>
    • Rockland Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
      • Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County

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

Newspapers Published in Chimney Corners ...

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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chimney Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chimney Corners, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chimney Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Chimney Corners:

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

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 Chimney Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Chimney Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chimney Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2298, Longitude: -73.9082       In this case, the coordinates for Chimney Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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