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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 Elmsford (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 Elmsford. 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.

Cemeteries Near Elmsford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmsford.

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 Elmsford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ferncliff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferncliff Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferncliff Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hartsdale.
    • The Ferncliff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hartsdale Ferncliff Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64525 <1>
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Kensico Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kensico Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kensico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Valhalla.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64995 <1>
  • Mt. Eden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Foster / Buckhout Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Temple Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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    • Westchester Hills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooke Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 Elmsford had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elmsford had a population of 5,193 people.

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

  • Irvington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
  • Woodlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
    • Woodlands is located in Westchester County
  • Hartsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eastview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
    • Eastview is located in Westchester County
  • Pocantico Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocantico Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocantico Hills
    • Pocantico Hills is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocantico Hills <4>
  • Valhalla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tarrytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ardsley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ardsley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
    • Ardsley is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <4>
  • White Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dobbs Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Ferry
    • Dobbs Ferry is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobbs Ferry <4>
  • Chauncey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey is located in Westchester County
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    • Scarsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
      • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <4>
    • Palisades
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hastings-on-Hudson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elmsford ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmsford.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elmsford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elmsford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elmsford.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6> of Elmsford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elmsford:

The official website for Elmsford: www.elmsfordny.org/

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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 Elmsford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elmsford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elmsford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0543, Longitude: -73.8153       In this case, the coordinates for Elmsford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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