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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 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.

Forestburg is located in Sullivan 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 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)
      • Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
    • 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)
    • 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)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Thompsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kauneonga Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
      • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
    • Butternut Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Cooks Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
  • 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)
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Sparrow Bush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cuddebackville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Orange
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
    • 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)
      • Finchville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Otisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shin Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
    • South Centerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Centerville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
    • Middletown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Washington Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
  • 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)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Ulsterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
    • Ellenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Napanoch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Ben
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Wawarsing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwaarkill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • Rutsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Bruynswick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
  • 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)
      • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
    • Libertyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Layton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
    • McCoys Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
    • Normanook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
    • Vernon Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
    • Roys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
    • Wykertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
    • Armstrong
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Pellettown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
    • Wallpack Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
    • Beaver Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
  • 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)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
    • Parkers Glen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
    • Matamoras
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lackawaxen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Westcolang
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Masthope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • 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)
      • Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
    • Lords Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
    • Wilsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wilsonville is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • 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)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
    • Damascus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyds Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
    • Calkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
    • Hawley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hawley is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
      • 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)
      • Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
    • Carley Brook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
    • Dyberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Dyberry is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
    • Honesdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Uswick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Uswick is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
    • Seelyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Seelyville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Siko
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko

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.

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 Forestburg - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glen Spey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mongaup Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mongaup Lower River Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rock Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montoza Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Tuyl Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Terre Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...
    • Pintler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple Beth El Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 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)
    • Hartwood is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood
  • Glen Spey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Oakland Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland Valley is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Valley
  • 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)
  • Rosas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rosas is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosas
  • Mongaup
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mongaup is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongaup
  • Bridgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Maplewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Barryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shohola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pond Eddy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pond Eddy is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
    • Millrift
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift

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]<4>. 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 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 Forestburg:

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 Forestburg, 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' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.