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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 Dashville (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 Dashville. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Dashville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dashville, with the one closest to Dashville listed first.
    • Rifton
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Tillson
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lefever Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
    • Rosendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Creeklocks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
    • Binnewater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Binnewater is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
    • Cottekill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Plutarch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Plutarch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
    • Esopus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Whiteport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Whiteport is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
    • High Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • New Paltz
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dashville, with the one closest to Dashville listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Silvernails
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Germantown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • North Germantown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Burden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Ancram
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ancramdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
    • West Taghkanic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Glenco Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • Churchtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Taghkanic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dashville, with the one closest to Dashville listed first.
    • Staatsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhinecliff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Haviland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Pleasant Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Rhinebeck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wurtemburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Poughkeepsie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Salt Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dashville, with the one closest to Dashville listed first.
    • Platte Clove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Palenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Haines Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kiskatom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
    • Tannersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Catskill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Catskill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Hunter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Spruceton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Jefferson Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
    • Cairo Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • Leeds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dashville, with the one closest to Dashville listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Cronomer Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Saint Andrew
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Balmville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
    • Gardnertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Orange Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Walden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburgh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Searsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • New Windsor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dashville, with the one closest to Dashville listed first.
    • Nelsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Farmers Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Cold Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Garrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dashville, with the one closest to Dashville listed first.
    • Summitville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bloomingburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Claryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Wurtsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbourne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Neversink
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Glen Wild
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yankee Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dashville, with the one closest to Dashville listed first.
    • Bulls Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
    • Kent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • New Milford
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sharon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people

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

Cemeteries Near Dashville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dashville.

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

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

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

  • Rosendale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lefever Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Coxing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ascension Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery of Loyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stoutenberg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • High Falls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Paltz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...

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 Dashville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dashville.

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

  • Lefever Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
  • Rosendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Springtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Springtown is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Plutarch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Plutarch is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
  • Creeklocks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
  • Binnewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Binnewater is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
  • Cottekill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • West Park is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park
  • Esopus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ulster Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Remy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Remy is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Remy
  • Whiteport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Whiteport is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • High Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • New Paltz
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ohioville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Ohioville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville

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

Newspapers Published in Dashville ...

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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dashville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dashville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dashville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dashville:

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 Dashville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dashville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.