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 Flatbush (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 Flatbush. 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 and hospitals 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.
Flatbush 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 Flatbush. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flatbush:
- Ulster County (The home county of Flatbush)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbush, with the one closest to Flatbush listed first.
- Glasco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Marion Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Mount Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Katrine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saugerties
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- East Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Jockey Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Sawkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sawkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
- Sweet Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbush, with the one closest to Flatbush listed first.
- Medusa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Westerlo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Cooksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbush, with the one closest to Flatbush listed first.
- Elizaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Burden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Silvernails
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Glenco Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- West Taghkanic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Ancram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Churchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Taghkanic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ancramdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delaware County
- Fleischmanns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbush, with the one closest to Flatbush listed first.
- Cruger Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Tivoli
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Red Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Rhinecliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rhinebeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Milan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Wurtemburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Jackson Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Staatsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbush, with the one closest to Flatbush listed first.
- Platte Clove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Palenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Catskill
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Haines Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Tannersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Leeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Round Top
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbush, with the one closest to Flatbush listed first.
- Ore Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Lakeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Taconic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lime Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Twin Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Amesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Falls Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbush, with the one closest to Flatbush listed first.
- Mount Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Egremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- South Egremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- North Egremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Egremont Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flatbush, see our County-by-County Page for Flatbush.
Cemeteries Near Flatbush ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flatbush.
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 Flatbush - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flatbush covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flatbush, with the one closest to Flatbush listed first.
- Mt. Marion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bard College Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Rhinebeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- St. Peter's Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wiltwyck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montrepose 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.<3>
While we didn't find Flatbush in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flatbush.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flatbush, with the one closest to Flatbush listed first.
- Barrytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glasco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tivoli
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sawkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sawkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
- East Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Red Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saugerties
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Malden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Zena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zena is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Stony Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rhinecliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rhinebeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flatbush. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flatbush.
Newspapers Published in Flatbush ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flatbush.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flatbush, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flatbush.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Flatbush:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire 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 Flatbush, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flatbush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |