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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 Finnegans Corners (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 Finnegans Corners. 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 Finnegans Corners ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Finnegans Corners: Finnegans Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Finnegans Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Finnegans Corners may originally have been Finnegan's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Finnegans Corners might be written as Finnegan Corners.

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 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.

Finnegans Corners is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Finnegans Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Finnegans Corners:

  • Orange County     (The home county of Finnegans Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Florida
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Goshen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Island is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
    • Chester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Hampton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New Hampton is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
    • East Middletown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • East Middletown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
    • Mechanicstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
    • Kipps
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kipps is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps
    • Craigville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Craigville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
    • Farmingdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Farmingdale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
    • Michigan Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
    • Edenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Edenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Beacon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <2>
    • Beacon Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
    • Glenham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Groveville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Fishkill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughsonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wappingers Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brinckerhoff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
    • Crown Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Wiccopee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
    • Myers Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
    • Spackenkill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Garrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Glenclyffe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
    • Nelsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Continental Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Putnam Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Adams Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
    • Tompkins Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
  • Rockland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Sloatsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramapo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramapo is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
    • Hillburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Montebello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Montebello is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
    • Mount Ivy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
    • Pomona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Suffern
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Thiells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wesley Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
    • New Hempstead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
    • Stony Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Bloomingburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wurtsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankee Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Summitville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rock Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Wild
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pond Eddy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Squirrels Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
    • Monticello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Fallsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Ulsterville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
    • Walker Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wallkill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Dwaarkill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • Spring Glen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bruynswick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Cragsmoor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Rutsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • New Hurley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
    • Plattekill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sylva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylva is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Buchanan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Verplanck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Montrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Peekskill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Crugers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Crompond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mohegan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
    • Woodybrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
    • Croton-on-Hudson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shrub Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Ossining
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Mahwah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
    • Campgaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
    • Ackermans Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
    • Wyckoff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
    • Wortendyke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
    • Ho-Ho-Kus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
    • Park Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
    • Ridgewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
  • Morris County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Newfoundland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
    • Butler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Lyonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
    • Weldon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Weldon is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
    • Hibernia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
    • Lake Telemark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
    • Taylortown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
    • Hurdtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hurdtown is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
    • Woodport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodport is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
    • Powerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • West Milford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
    • Macopin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
    • Haskell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
    • Wayne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Preakness
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Vernon Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
    • Highland Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Colesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
    • Libertyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • McCoys Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
    • Hardistonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
    • Beaver Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
    • Roys
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
    • Pellettown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
    • Armstrong
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Wykertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
    • Edison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Edison is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finnegans Corners, with the one closest to Finnegans Corners listed first.
    • Matamoras
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Millrift
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
    • Milford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Conashaugh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
    • Parkers Glen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Finnegans Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Finnegans Corners.

Cemeteries Near Finnegans Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Finnegans Corners.

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 Finnegans Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Finnegans Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Webb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Florida Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Slate Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Denton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beth Shalom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wallkill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Roe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Columbus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...
    • Pinehill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgebury Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wisner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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>

While we didn't find Finnegans Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Finnegans Corners.

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

  • Florida
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Big Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Island is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
  • Goshen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Loaf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Chester is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chester
  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hampton is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • Greycourt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Greycourt is located in Orange County
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  • Kipps
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kipps is located in Orange County
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  • Ridgebury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ridgebury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
  • Edenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Edenville is located in Orange County
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  • Wisner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wisner is located in Orange County
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    • Craigville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Craigville is located in Orange County
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    • Farmingdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Farmingdale is located in Orange County
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    • Middletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Finnegans Corners ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Finnegans Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Finnegans Corners, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Finnegans Corners.

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 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 Finnegans Corners:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Finnegans Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Finnegans Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.