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 Forest Glen (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 Forest Glen. 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 Forest Glen ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Forest Glen: Forest Gln.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest Glen. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Glen.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Forest Glen 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 Forest Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Glen:
- Ulster County (The home county of Forest Glen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Glen, with the one closest to Forest Glen listed first.
- Modena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gardiner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Paltz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ardonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Clintondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mohonk Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hurley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Sylva
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Bruynswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Lloyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Kyserike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kyserike is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
- Plattekill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- Elizaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Glen, with the one closest to Forest Glen listed first.
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Poughkeepsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crown Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spackenkill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Hyde Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haviland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Manchester Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
- Red Oaks Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
- Hughsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wappingers Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Myers Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Glen, with the one closest to Forest Glen listed first.
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Platte Clove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Glen, with the one closest to Forest Glen listed first.
- Leptondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Saint Andrew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Cronomer Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Walden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Pine Bush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Balmville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Little Britain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Maybrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Glen, with the one closest to Forest Glen listed first.
- Cold Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Farmers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Garrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Tompkins Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Continental Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Adams Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Lake Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Mahopac Mines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Putnam Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Rockland County
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Glen, with the one closest to Forest Glen listed first.
- Summitville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomingburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grahamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Rock Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodbourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Curry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- South Fallsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Glen, with the one closest to Forest Glen listed first.
- Peekskill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shrub Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Glen, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Glen.
Cemeteries Near Forest Glen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Glen.
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 Forest Glen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Glen, with the one closest to Forest Glen listed first.
- Dubois Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Modena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Paltz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hurley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Plattekill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Relyea Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bruynswick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mulford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery of Loyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery of Loyd
- The Union Cemetery of Loyd has also been known as:
- Lloyd Union Cemetery
- Lloyd Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65110 <3>
- Plattekill Valley Community Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Benton - Bar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plattekill Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lattingtown Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Forest Glen had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Glen, with the one closest to Forest Glen listed first.
- Libertyville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Libertyville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Gardiner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Modena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ardonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- New Paltz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hurley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Mohonk Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clintondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ohioville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ohioville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Bruynswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Sylva
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Springtown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rutsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Kyserike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kyserike is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
- Dwaarkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Glen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Glen.
Newspapers Published in Forest Glen ...
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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Glen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Glen, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Glen.
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 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 Forest Glen:
- 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
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Westchester 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Glen) 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 Forest Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |