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 Continental Village (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 Continental Village. 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 Continental Village ...
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 Continental Village: Continental Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Continental Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Continental Village.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Continental Village is primarily located in Putnam County. A portion of Continental Village extends into Westchester 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 Putnam County: Fairfield (CT), Dutchess, Orange, Rockland & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Continental Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Continental Village:
- Putnam County (The home county of Continental Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Putnam Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adams Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Garrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenclyffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Tompkins Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahopac Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Mahopac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crafts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Farmers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Lake Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Bronx County
- Riverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Beacon Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Beacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groveville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Fishkill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Wiccopee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Shenandoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- East Fishkill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Hughsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stormville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Highland Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Firthcliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Mountainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- West Cornwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Central Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haverstraw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Mount Ivy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Congers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Germonds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
- New City Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New Hempstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Marlboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sylva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Wallkill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Oakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Modena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Clintondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crompond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shrub Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Buchanan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Verplanck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crugers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Banksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Ridgefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Ridgefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- High Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Danbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Topstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Topstone is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
- New Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Stamford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
- Riverbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Candlewood Lake Club
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Gaylordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- New Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- New Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Mahwah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Park Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Saint Josephs Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- West Norwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- River Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Ackermans Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Wortendyke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Wyckoff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Campgaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Ridgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Radburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radburn
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- West Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Haskell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Sussex County (NJ)
- Highland Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Continental Village, see our County-by-County Page for Continental Village.
Cemeteries Near Continental Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Continental Village.
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 Continental Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Continental Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graymoor Society of the Atonement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beverly Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peacedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Herbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- June Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- West Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Continental Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Continental Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Continental Village, with the one closest to Continental Village listed first.
- Putnam Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adams Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Garrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- Shrub Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Jefferson Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Verplanck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Continental Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Continental Village.
Newspapers Published in Continental Village ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Continental Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Continental Village, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Continental Village.
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 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 Continental Village:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield County
- Bergen County
- Passaic County
- Sussex 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> | 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 Continental Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Continental Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |