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 Clinton Hollow (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 Clinton Hollow. 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 Clinton Hollow ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Clinton Hollow: Clinton Holw. (or less commonly used: Clinton Hlw. or Clinton Hllw.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Clinton Hollow 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 Clinton Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clinton Hollow:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Clinton Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Salt Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Hibernia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Wurtemburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Shunpike
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shunpike is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunpike
- Stanfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Staatsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bangall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haviland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Milan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Hyde Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Silvernails
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Elizaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ancram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ancramdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- West Taghkanic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Glenco Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- North Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Taghkanic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Platte Clove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Catskill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Kiskatom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Palenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Haines Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Tannersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- South Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Balmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Cronomer Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Leptondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Gardnertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Saint Andrew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- New Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Bush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Farmers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Towners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Putnam Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Cold Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dykemans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Tompkins Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Deforest Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Esopus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ponck Hockie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Port Ewen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plutarch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Creeklocks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Rifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hillside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Ball Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Ore Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Bulls Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- North Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Lakeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Mount Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ashley Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Egremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- South Egremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Gomorrah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clinton Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Clinton Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Clinton Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clinton Hollow.
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 Clinton Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clinton Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Upton Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Pleasant Plains.
- The Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crum Elbow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64308 <3>
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg Cemetery
- The Wurtemburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Paul's Wurtemburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178103 <3>
- Stanford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
- The Stanford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Standfordville United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66374 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ascension Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stoutenberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rhinebeck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Temple Beth-El Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nine Partners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clinton Hollow had a population of 315 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clinton Hollow, with the one closest to Clinton Hollow listed first.
- Salt Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Schultzville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Pleasant Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Netherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Netherwood is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Hibernia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Willow Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Brook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Gretna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gretna is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Bulls Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bulls Head is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
- Wurtemburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Washington Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Hollow is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Hollow
- Shunpike
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shunpike is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunpike
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- Stanfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Staatsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Park is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clinton Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clinton Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Clinton Hollow ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinton Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clinton Hollow, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clinton Hollow.
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 helpful 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 Clinton Hollow:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Ulster County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire 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> | 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- Clinton Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Clinton Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |