Our Genealogy Helper
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 Dover Furnace (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 Dover Furnace. 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.
Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Dover Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dover Furnace:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Dover Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Dogtail Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
- Dover Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Clove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
- Camby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camby is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
- Clove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Poughquag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Pawling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- Verbank Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Verbank Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbank Village
- Mabbettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mabbettsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabbettsville
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pawling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beekman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Ancramdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Silvernails
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Ancram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Elizaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Copake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Copake Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Balmville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- New Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Cornwall Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leptondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Orange Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Firthcliffe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Highland Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Towners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Lake Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Putnam Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Farmers Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Deforest Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Brewster Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Dykemans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Brewster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crafts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Peach Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Mahopac Mines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Mahopac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Marlboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Esopus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Clintondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plutarch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Connelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ponck Hockie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Ardonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- New Paltz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plattekill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Heritage Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lincolndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shenorock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Somers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Goldens Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shrub Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Boutonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boutonville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
- Cross River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- Ball Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brookfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Brookfield Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Danbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Danbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hawleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford County (CT)
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Bulls Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Gaylordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- South Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- East Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kent
- Northville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- North Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Marble Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- South Britain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
- Southbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
- Middlebury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Waterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waterbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
- Waterbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowers Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Ashley Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Mount Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Gomorrah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dover Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Dover Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Dover Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dover Furnace.
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 Dover Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dover Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bulls Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morningside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beekman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylordsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congregational Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Flagler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pawling Rural Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pawling Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pawling.
- The Pawling Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pawling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641185 <2>
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 Dover Furnace had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dover Furnace, with the one closest to Dover Furnace listed first.
- Webatuck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webatuck is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webatuck
- South Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Dover is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Dover Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Clove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
- Clove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Bulls Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Camby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camby is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
- Gaylordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Clove Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clove Valley is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove Valley
- Poughquag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Littlerest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littlerest is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerest
- South Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dover Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dover Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Dover Furnace ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dover Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dover Furnace, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dover Furnace.
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 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 Dover Furnace:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven County
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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- Dover Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dover Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |