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 Clove Valley (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 Clove Valley. 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 Clove Valley ...
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 Clove Valley: Clove Vly. (or less commonly used: Clove Vally. or Clove Vlly.)
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 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.
Clove Valley 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 Clove Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clove Valley:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Clove Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Poughquag
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beekman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Clove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Green Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- West Pawling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- Sylvan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- North Clove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
- Arthursburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Lagrangeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stormville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
- Camby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camby is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Ancramdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Silvernails
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Ancram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elizaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Balmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Newburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- New Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Gardnertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leptondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Firthcliffe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Vails Gate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Towners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Lake Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Dykemans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Deforest Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Putnam Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Brewster Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Brewster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crafts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Mahopac Mines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Tompkins Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Rockland County
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marlboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lloyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Esopus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clintondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plutarch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Ardonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Plattekill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Modena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Paltz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Heritage Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lincolndale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shenorock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Somers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shrub Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goldens Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Twin Lakes Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Crompond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Sherman
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 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
- New Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Brookfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Danbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Danbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Bulls Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- South Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 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
- New Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Northville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Chimney Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Candlewood Lake Club
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- South Britain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
- Southbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Southford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Middlebury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clove Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Clove Valley.
Cemeteries Near Clove Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clove Valley.
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 Clove Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clove Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Beekman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flagler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
- Hopewell Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138926 <2>
- St. John's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pawling Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pawling Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pawling.
- The Pawling Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pawling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641185 <2>
- Van Wyck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Dyne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Ballard Ground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Clove Valley had a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clove Valley, with the one closest to Clove Valley listed first.
- Beekman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Poughquag
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Sylvan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- Green Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- West Pawling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- North Clove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
- Billings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrangeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arthursburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Stormville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Verbank Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Verbank Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbank Village
- Pawling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webatuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Webatuck is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webatuck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clove Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clove Valley.
Newspapers Published in Clove Valley ...
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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clove Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clove Valley, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clove Valley.
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 Clove Valley:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven 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> | 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- Clove Valley) 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 Clove Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |