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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 Crawford (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 Crawford. 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 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.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Crawford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Walker Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dwaarkill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • Ulsterville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
    • Cragsmoor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Rutsonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Bruynswick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Ellenville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Glen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Napanoch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Port Ben
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Wawarsing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kerhonkson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Crown Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Hughsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Poughkeepsie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Spackenkill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Wappingers Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Beacon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <1>
    • Arlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beacon Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
    • Glenham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Searsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Walden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Andrew
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Scotchtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Michigan Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
    • Stony Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Stony Ford is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ford
    • Washington Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Leptondale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Maybrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell Hall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Garrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenclyffe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
    • Continental Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
  • Rockland County
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Summitville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bloomingburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yankee Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Glen Wild
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rock Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodbourne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • South Fallsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • Vernon Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crawford, with the one closest to Crawford listed first.
    • Matamoras
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Millrift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift

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

Cemeteries Near Crawford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crawford.

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

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

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

  • Crawford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bruynswick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fantine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mulford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stanton Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomingburg Rural Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomington Rural Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brick Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brick Reformed Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • New Hurley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine Bush Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sylvan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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>

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

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

  • Walker Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ulsterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
  • Pine Bush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dwaarkill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
  • Van Keuren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Van Keuren is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Keuren
  • Rutsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
  • Burlingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bruynswick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
  • Ellenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Phillipsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Summitville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Thompson Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Searsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Napanoch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Crawford ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crawford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crawford, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crawford.

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 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 Crawford:

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 Crawford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crawford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.