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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 Croton-on-Hudson (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 Croton-on-Hudson. 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.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Croton-on-Hudson ...

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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Croton-on-Hudson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Croton-on-Hudson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Croton-on-Hudson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Croton-on-Hudson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> of Croton-on-Hudson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Croton-on-Hudson:

Cemeteries Near Croton-on-Hudson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Croton-on-Hudson.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • St. Augustines Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustines Cemetery
  • Dale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
  • Mt. Repose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
  • Ackerman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackerman Cemetery
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lent Cemetery
  • Sparta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Mt. Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Stony Point.
    • The Mt. Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Creek Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Rest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64840 <3>
  • Continue List   (455 more) ...
    • Fair Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Ridge Cemetery
    • Rose Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery

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 in 1895, Croton-on-Hudson had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Croton-on-Hudson had a population of 8,016 people.

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

  • Oscawana
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscawana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscawana
    • Oscawana is located in Westchester County
  • Crugers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crugers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crugers
    • Crugers is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crugers <5>
  • Haverstraw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Montrose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Congers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congers
    • Congers is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congers <5>
  • Verplanck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Haverstraw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
    • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
  • Peekskill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rockland Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
    • Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
  • Scarborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kitchawan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchawan
    • Kitchawan is located in Westchester County
  • Tomkins Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomkins Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomkins Cove
    • Tomkins Cove is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomkins Cove <5>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stony Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Garnerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnerville
      • Garnerville is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnerville <5>
    • New City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Rockland County

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

The official website for Croton-on-Hudson: www.village.croton-on-hudson.ny.us/

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Croton-on-Hudson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Croton-on-Hudson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2083, Longitude: -73.8941    
<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>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.
<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 Croton-on-Hudson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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