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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 Connelly (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 Connelly. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Connelly is located in Ulster 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 Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Connelly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Connelly, with the one closest to Connelly listed first.
    • Port Ewen
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kingston
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ponck Hockie
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
    • Hillside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Ulster County
    • East Kingston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Creeklocks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creeklocks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
      • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creeklocks
      • From Connelly to Creeklocks
    • Whiteport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
      • Whiteport is located in Ulster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whiteport
      • From Connelly to Whiteport
    • Hurley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Katrine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Katrine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Katrine
      • Lake Katrine is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Katrine <1>
    • Esopus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esopus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esopus
      • Esopus is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esopus <1>
    • Lefever Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County
  • Dutchess County
  • Greene County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Connelly, with the one closest to Connelly listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cronomer Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cronomer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
    • Saint Andrew
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Balmville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
    • Gardnertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
    • Orange Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
    • Walden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <1>
    • Pine Bush
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburgh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Searsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sullivan County
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Connelly, with the one closest to Connelly listed first.
    • Sharon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ore Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ore Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
      • Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ore Hill
      • From Connelly to Ore Hill
    • Lakeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sharon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
    • Ellsworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellsworth
      • From Connelly to Ellsworth
    • Salisbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
    • Salisbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bulls Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lime Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
    • New Milford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
      • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • Mount Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people

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

Cemeteries Near Connelly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Connelly.

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

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Connelly had a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Connelly ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Connelly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Connelly, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Connelly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Connelly:

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>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.
<5>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 Connelly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Connelly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Connelly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9100, Longitude: -73.9911