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 French Woods (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 French Woods. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
French Woods is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near French Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to French Woods:
- Delaware County (The home county of French Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- Pea Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Rock Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Cadosia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cadosia is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
- Chiloway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chiloway is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
- Harvard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Horton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Butternut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Cooks Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
- Gregorytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
- Shinhopple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corbett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corbett is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- Deposit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
- East Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Edson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
- Center Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Ouaquaga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harpursville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nineveh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Creekside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- Afton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nineveh Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
- Bainbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- Unadilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wells Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- Long Eddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acidalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
- Hankins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Callicoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cochecton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Jeffersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverkill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
- Deckertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
- Lackawanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- Simpson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vandling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Carbondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- Masthope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Westcolang
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burnwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
- Ararat
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Brandt
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Union Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Susquehanna Depot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
- Susquehanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Forest City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- High Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
- Lakewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poyntelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Starrucca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wrighter Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Siko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
- Calkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Milanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Tanners Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
- Boyds Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Carley Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to French Woods, see our County-by-County Page for French Woods.
Cemeteries Near French Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of French Woods.
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 French Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for French Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- French Woods Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pea Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gould Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rickard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old East Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Appley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Village Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Basket Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Harvard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find French Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of French Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from French Woods, with the one closest to French Woods listed first.
- Fishs Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lordville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lordville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordville
- Equinunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Eddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Goulds
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goulds is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulds
- East Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cadosia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cadosia is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
- Acidalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
- Autumn Leaves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Autumn Leaves is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn Leaves
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Starlight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hankins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mileses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mileses is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileses
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around French Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around French Woods.
Newspapers Published in French Woods ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around French Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of French Woods, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for French Woods.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 French Woods:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Chenango County
- Otsego County
- Sullivan County
- Lackawanna County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne 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> | 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 French Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- French Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |