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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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Denning is located in Ulster County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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.
    • Oliverea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Shokan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
    • Boiceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Brodhead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
    • Pine Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Hill <1>
    • 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)
    • Olivebridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shokan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bushnellsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
    • Ashokan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
      • Ashokan is located in Ulster County
    • Kerhonkson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
      • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <1>
    • Margaretville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
      • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <1>
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
    • Andes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
      • Andes is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <1>
    • Roxbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bovina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
    • Butternut Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Cooks Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
    • Bovina Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Horton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
      • Horton is located in Delaware County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
    • Hyde Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Tivoli
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
      • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
    • Jewett Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
    • Hunter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <1>
    • Jewett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Platte Clove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
    • Tannersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Windham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <1>
    • Brooksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
    • Willowemoc
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
    • Neversink
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Aden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
    • Debruce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Debruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
    • Woodbourne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Divine Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
    • Parkston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
      • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
    • Parksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lew Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denning, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
  • Furman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furman Cemetery
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Haynes Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503464 <4>
  • Palentown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palentown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palentown Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • Lake Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Hill Cemetery
  • Van Kleeck Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Kleeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Kleeck Cemetery
  • Hudler Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudler Cemetery
  • Longyear Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longyear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longyear Cemetery
  • Shandaken Rural Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shandaken Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shandaken Rural Cemetery
  • Banks - Eighmy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks - Eighmy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks - Eighmy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (195 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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Valley
    • Frost Valley is located in Ulster County
  • Bull Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
  • Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Branch is located in Ulster County
  • Claryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sundown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Sundown is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <1>
  • Curry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Curry is located in Sullivan County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
  • Hardenburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardenburg
    • Hardenburg is located in Ulster County
  • Neversink
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Samsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsonville
    • Samsonville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samsonville <1>
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • West Shokan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
    • Woodland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Ulster County
    • Big Indian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Indian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Indian
      • Big Indian is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Indian <1>

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Denning. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

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

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 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>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 from Point A (ie- Denning) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Denning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9509, Longitude: -74.4890       In this case, the coordinates for Denning have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.




 

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