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 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 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.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
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 Fishkill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fishkill:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Fishkill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- Brinckerhoff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Glenham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wiccopee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Beacon Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Groveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Hughsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wappingers Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beacon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Fishkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Shenandoah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Myers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Hopewell Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 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 Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- Balmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Gardnertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Firthcliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orrs Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Vails Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leptondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Orange Lake
(10 miles [16.1 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 Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- Nelsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Farmers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Cold Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Glenclyffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Mahopac Mines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Adams Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Lake Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Continental Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Putnam Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mahopac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Haverstraw
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(23 miles [37 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
- Mount Ivy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Congers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- New Hempstead
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Wesley Hills
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Germonds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wurtsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Plattekill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ardonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Clintondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Modena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Lloyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Wallkill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- Shrub Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- Lake Mohegan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Crompond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peekskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Shenorock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Lincolndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- Ball Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 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
- Danbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Brookfield Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- New Milford
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Bulls Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Candlewood Lake Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- South Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fishkill, see our County-by-County Page for Fishkill.
Cemeteries Near Fishkill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Fishkill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fishkill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- Fishkill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- First Reformed Protestant Dutch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rombout Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Van Wyck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland 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 Fishkill had a population of 745 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fishkill had a population of 2,139 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fishkill, with the one closest to Fishkill listed first.
- Glenham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brinckerhoff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Groveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Hughsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wappingers Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Roseton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roseton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseton
- Dutchess Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Shenandoah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- East Fishkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Hopewell Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stoneco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneco is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneco
- Fishkill Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fishkill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fishkill.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fishkill.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fishkill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fishkill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fishkill.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of 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 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 Fishkill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester 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> | 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fishkill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |