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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 Denning (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 Denning. 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 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.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Denning)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denning, with the one closest to Denning listed first.
    • Branch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Bull Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Oliverea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Shokan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Big Indian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Belle Ayr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Boiceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Brodhead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Pine Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Shandaken
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Phoenicia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Highmount
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bushnellsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denning, with the one closest to Denning listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Margaretville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Denver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Halcottsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • New Kingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Andes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bovina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Butternut Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Cooks Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Bovina Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Downsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denning, with the one closest to Denning listed first.
    • Rhinecliff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rhinebeck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Staatsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cruger Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Hyde Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Tivoli
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denning, with the one closest to Denning listed first.
    • West Kill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Spruceton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Lexington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jewett Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Hunter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Platte Clove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Tannersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Haines Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Windham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • Palenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denning, with the one closest to Denning listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Searsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
  • Schoharie County
    • West Conesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denning, with the one closest to Denning listed first.
    • Claryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Curry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Willowemoc
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Neversink
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Aden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Debruce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • Woodbourne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Divine Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Parkston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
    • Parksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lew Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Denning ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denning.

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

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

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

  • Claryville Reformed Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Furman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Haynes Cemetery
    • The Haynes Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503464 <2>
  • Palentown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Van Kleeck Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudler Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Longyear Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shandaken Rural Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Banks - Eighmy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (199 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Denning had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Frost Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Frost Valley is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Valley
  • Bull Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Branch is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Claryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sundown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Curry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Curry is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Grahamsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oliverea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Willowemoc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
  • Hardenburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hardenburg is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardenburg
  • Neversink
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Samsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • West Shokan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Woodland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Big Indian
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Denning. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denning.

Newspapers Published in Denning ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denning.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denning, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denning.

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 helpful 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 Denning:

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