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 East Fishkill (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 East Fishkill. 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.
Name Variations for East Fishkill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Fishkill: E. Fishkill
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
East Fishkill 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 East Fishkill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Fishkill:
- Dutchess County (The home county of East Fishkill)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- Shenandoah
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Hopewell Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stormville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wiccopee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Brinckerhoff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Hillside Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
- Green Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Sylvan Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- Arthursburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Beekman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Myers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Fishkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lagrangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 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 East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- Balmville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Newburgh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Gardnertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Firthcliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Highland Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Leptondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Orange Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- Farmers Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Lake Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mahopac Mines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Tompkins Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Towners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Nelsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Mahopac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crafts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Dykemans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Cold Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Brewster Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Haverstraw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Congers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- New City Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- Upper Nyack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- New Hempstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Wesley Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- Marlboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattekill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ardonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Clintondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Sylva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Modena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Plutarch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Esopus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- Heritage Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Jefferson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shenorock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shrub Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Lincolndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Somers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Crompond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Goldens Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peekskill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yorktown Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- New Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Brookfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Brookfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Ridgefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford County (CT)
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- New Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Merwinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Candlewood Lake Club
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- South Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- New Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- South Britain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Southbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
- Southbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Fishkill, see our County-by-County Page for East Fishkill.
Cemeteries Near East Fishkill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Fishkill.
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 East Fishkill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Fishkill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Van Wyck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnsville Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
- Hopewell Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138926 <2>
- Mead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rombout Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Van Dyne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smalley Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kent - Fishkill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- First Reformed Protestant Dutch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Russell Mead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flagler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishkill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 East Fishkill had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Fishkill, with the one closest to East Fishkill listed first.
- Shenandoah
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Hopewell Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stormville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Farmers Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Fishkill Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
- Green Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Sylvan Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- Fishkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beekman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Arthursburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Ludingtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ludingtonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludingtonville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lagrangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hackensack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hackensack is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hackensack
- Noxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Noxon is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Fishkill. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Fishkill.
Newspapers Published in East Fishkill ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Fishkill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Fishkill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Fishkill.
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 East Fishkill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven 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> | 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 East Fishkill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Fishkill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |