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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 Forestburg (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 Forestburg. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Forestburg is located in Sullivan County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Forestburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forestburg, with the one closest to Forestburg listed first.
    • Squirrels Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
      • Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
    • Monticello
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldred
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mongaup Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Smallwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pond Eddy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pond Eddy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
      • Pond Eddy is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Eddy <1>
    • Rock Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Barryville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yulan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
    • Thompsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kauneonga Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Wild
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forestburg, with the one closest to Forestburg listed first.
    • Rock Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
      • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
    • Butternut Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butternut Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Cooks Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forestburg, with the one closest to Forestburg listed first.
    • Paradise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paradise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
    • Sparrow Bush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cuddebackville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuddebackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuddebackville
      • Cuddebackville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuddebackville <1>
    • Port Orange
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Orange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
    • Huguenot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Jervis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Finchville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
      • Finchville is located in Orange County
    • Otisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
      • Otisville is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <1>
    • Shin Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
      • Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
    • South Centerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
      • South Centerville is located in Orange County
    • Middletown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Washington Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
    • East Middletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
      • East Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forestburg, with the one closest to Forestburg listed first.
    • Spring Glen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cragsmoor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
    • Ulsterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ulsterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
    • Ellenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Napanoch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napanoch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanoch
      • Napanoch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napanoch <1>
    • Port Ben
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
    • Wawarsing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wawarsing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawarsing
      • Wawarsing is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wawarsing <1>
    • Dwaarkill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
    • Rutsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
    • Bruynswick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
    • Kerhonkson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallkill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallkill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallkill
      • Wallkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallkill <1>
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forestburg, with the one closest to Forestburg listed first.
    • Colesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
      • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Libertyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Layton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • McCoys Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
      • McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Normanook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Normanook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
      • Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Vernon Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Roys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
      • Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Wykertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
      • Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Armstrong
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Wallpack Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
      • Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Beaver Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
      • Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Augusta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Crandon Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
      • Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County (NJ)
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forestburg, with the one closest to Forestburg listed first.
    • Millrift
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Parkers Glen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Matamoras
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
      • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <1>
    • Lackawaxen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Westcolang
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westcolang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Masthope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Milford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rowland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Conashaugh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conashaugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
      • Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Lords Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
      • Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Wilsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Blooming Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
      • Blooming Grove is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forestburg, with the one closest to Forestburg listed first.
    • Milanville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Damascus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyds Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyds Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Calkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Hawley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
      • Hawley is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <1>
    • Laurella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
      • Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Carley Brook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carley Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
      • Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Dyberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
      • Dyberry is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Honesdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Uswick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
      • Uswick is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Seelyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seelyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
      • Seelyville is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Siko
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
      • Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Bethany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Forestburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forestburg.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Forestburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glen Spey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mongaup Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mongaup Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mongaup Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mongaup Lower River Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mongaup Lower River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mongaup Lower River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montoza Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montoza Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montoza Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Tuyl Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Tuyl Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Tuyl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Tuyl Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Van Tuyl Hillside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291890 <4>
  • Belle Terre Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Terre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Terre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pintler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pintler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pintler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Temple Beth El Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Beth El Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Beth El Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Forestburg had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hartwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood
    • Hartwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Glen Spey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Spey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Spey
    • Glen Spey is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Spey <1>
  • Paradise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paradise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Orange County
  • Oakland Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Valley
    • Oakland Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Monticello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mongaup Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pond Eddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pond Eddy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
    • Pond Eddy is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Eddy <1>
  • Rosas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosas
    • Rosas is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Mongaup
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mongaup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongaup
    • Mongaup is located in Sullivan County
  • Bridgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
    • Bridgeville is located in Sullivan County
  • Maplewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Sullivan County
  • Barryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Shohola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shohola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shohola
      • Shohola is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shohola <1>
    • Pond Eddy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
      • Pond Eddy is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Millrift
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)

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

Newspapers Published in Forestburg ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forestburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forestburg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forestburg.

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 Forestburg:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forestburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Forestburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forestburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forestburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5501, Longitude: -74.7513       In this case, the coordinates for Forestburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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