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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 Firthcliffe Heights (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 Firthcliffe Heights. 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 Firthcliffe Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Firthcliffe Heights: Firthcliffe Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Firthcliffe Heights 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 Firthcliffe Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Firthcliffe Heights:
- Orange County (The home county of Firthcliffe Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Vails Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Firthcliffe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orrs Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- West Cornwall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Cornwall Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverdam Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beaverdam Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Lake
- Denniston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Mountainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salisbury Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Beacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Groveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Glenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fishkill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Hughsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wappingers Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wiccopee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Crown Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Myers Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Shenandoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- East Fishkill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 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 Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(5 miles [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
- Garrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Continental Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Putnam Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Adams Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Farmers Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Mahopac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crafts
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Lake Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pomona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- New Hempstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Sloatsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Congers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New City Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Glen Wild
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Marlboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sylva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Wallkill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Ardonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Modena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bruynswick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Clintondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Dwaarkill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Peekskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Verplanck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crompond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shrub Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Crugers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Woodybrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Croton-on-Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Ball Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Ridgefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Banksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Mahwah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Park Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Ackermans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Campgaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Wyckoff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Passaic County (NJ)
- West Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Vernon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Highland Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Firthcliffe Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Firthcliffe Heights.
Cemeteries Near Firthcliffe Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Firthcliffe Heights.
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 Firthcliffe Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Firthcliffe Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Dell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snake Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belknap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belknap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oldtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Firthcliffe Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Firthcliffe Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Firthcliffe Heights, with the one closest to Firthcliffe Heights listed first.
- Vails Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vails Gate Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
- West Cornwall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Orrs Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- New Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denniston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Salisbury Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dutchess Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Washingtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Firthcliffe Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Firthcliffe Heights.
Newspapers Published in Firthcliffe Heights ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Firthcliffe Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Firthcliffe Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Firthcliffe Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Firthcliffe Heights:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Passaic County
- Sussex 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 Firthcliffe Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Firthcliffe Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |