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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 Clintondale (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 Clintondale. 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 and hospitals 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.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Clintondale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clintondale, with the one closest to Clintondale listed first.
    • Ardonia
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ardonia is also located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
    • Lloyd
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lloyd is also located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
    • Modena
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Oakes is also located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
    • New Paltz
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Plutarch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Plutarch is also located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
    • Plattekill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylva
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sylva is also located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Gardiner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • New Hurley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hurley is also located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
    • Marlboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clintondale, with the one closest to Clintondale listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Silvernails
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clintondale, with the one closest to Clintondale listed first.
    • Poughkeepsie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Spackenkill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Crown Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Hyde Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchester Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
    • Red Oaks Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
    • Haviland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Wappingers Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Myers Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
    • Noxon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Noxon is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clintondale, with the one closest to Clintondale listed first.
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Platte Clove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clintondale, with the one closest to Clintondale listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Cronomer Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Saint Andrew
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Orange Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Balmville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
    • Gardnertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Walden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburgh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bush
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Britain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Little Britain is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • New Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Denniston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Denniston is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clintondale, with the one closest to Clintondale listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Nelsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Garrison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Glenclyffe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
    • Tompkins Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
    • Continental Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Adams Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
    • Lake Carmel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
    • Mahopac Mines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
    • Putnam Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Patterson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crafts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
  • Rockland County
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Doodletown was located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clintondale, with the one closest to Clintondale listed first.
    • Summitville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bloomingburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Glen Wild
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rock Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodbourne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • South Fallsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Claryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clintondale, with the one closest to Clintondale listed first.
    • Peekskill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Lake Mohegan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
    • Shrub Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Crompond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Shenorock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buchanan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Verplanck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Granite Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Lincolndale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorktown is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clintondale, with the one closest to Clintondale listed first.
    • Sherman
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clintondale, with the one closest to Clintondale listed first.
    • Bulls Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
    • New Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Merwinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
    • South Kent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (30 miles [48.3 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

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

Cemeteries Near Clintondale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clintondale.

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 Clintondale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Relyea Ground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • East Plattekill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Modena Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Presbyterian Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery of Loyd
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lattingtown Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hutton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Paltz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dubois Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...

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 Clintondale had a population of 380 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Ardonia
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ardonia is also located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
  • Modena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ohioville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ohioville is also located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
  • New Paltz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oakes is also located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
  • Libertyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Libertyville is also located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Forest Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Forest Glen is also located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Gardiner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sylva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylva is also located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
  • Milton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Plutarch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Plutarch is also located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • New Hurley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hurley is also located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
    • Springtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Springtown is also located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Poughkeepsie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Clintondale ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clintondale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clintondale, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clintondale.

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 Clintondale:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clintondale) 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 Clintondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.