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 Esopus (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 Esopus. 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.
Esopus 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 Esopus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Esopus:
- Ulster County (The home county of Esopus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Rifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plutarch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Connelly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Port Ewen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creeklocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Whiteport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Lefever Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Rosendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tillson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ponck Hockie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Lloyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Binnewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Elizaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ancram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- North Germantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Ancramdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- West Taghkanic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Glenco Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Taghkanic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Staatsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Haviland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Rhinecliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wurtemburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Rhinebeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Salt Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poughkeepsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Platte Clove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Palenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Haines Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tannersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Catskill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Cairo Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Leeds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Leptondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Cronomer Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Balmville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Gardnertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Saint Andrew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Orange Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Walden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Bush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Little Britain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Farmers Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Nelsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Cold Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Garrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Towners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Summitville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomingburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- New Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Ellsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Ore Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- South Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gaylordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Lakeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Esopus, see our County-by-County Page for Esopus.
Cemeteries Near Esopus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Esopus.
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 Esopus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Esopus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Beaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ascension Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoutenberg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Pleasant Plains.
- The Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crum Elbow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64308 <3>
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lefever Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montrepose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wiltwyck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg Cemetery
- The Wurtemburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Paul's Wurtemburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178103 <3>
- Rhinebeck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Esopus had a population of 340 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Esopus, with the one closest to Esopus listed first.
- Ulster Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park
- Staatsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Park is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Park
- Plutarch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Saint Remy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Remy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Remy
- Connelly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Whiteport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Creeklocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Lefever Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Port Ewen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilbur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Esopus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Esopus.
Newspapers Published in Esopus ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Esopus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Esopus, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Esopus.
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 Esopus:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Esopus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Esopus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |