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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 Fort Greene (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 Fort Greene. 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 Fort Greene ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Greene: Ft. Greene

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.

Newspapers Published in Fort Greene ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Greene.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Greene, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Greene.

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 Fort Greene:

Cemeteries Near Fort Greene ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Greene.

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 Fort Greene covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
  • New York City Marble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New York City Marble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New York City Marble Cemetery
  • First Shearith Israel Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Shearith Israel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Shearith Israel Graveyard
  • St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
  • Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
  • Green - Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green - Wood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Brooklyn.
    • The Green - Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green - Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64718 <2>
  • Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Third Cemetery of the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • The Evergreens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The The Evergreens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cemetery of the Evergreens
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Evergreens Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Continue List   (476 more) ...
    • Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Most Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Henicke Cemetery
      • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Knollwood Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knollwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Park Cemetery
    • Knollwood Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knollwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knollwood Park Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Fort Greene in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Greene.

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

  • Brooklyn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
  • New York
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Flatbush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Flatbush is located in Kings County
  • Bushwick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
    • Bushwick is located in Kings County
  • Greenpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
  • Ridgewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fresh Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
  • Maspeth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blissville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
    • Blissville is located in Queens County
  • Long Island City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Parkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • Parkville is located in Kings County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • East New York
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East New York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New York
      • East New York is located in Kings County
    • City Line
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
      • City Line is located in Kings County
    • Glendale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Queens County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Greene) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Greene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6937, Longitude: -73.9671       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Greene have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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>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 Fort Greene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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