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 Godeffroy (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 Godeffroy. 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 and hospitals 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.
Godeffroy is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Godeffroy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Godeffroy:
- Orange County (The home county of Godeffroy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Godeffroy, with the one closest to Godeffroy listed first.
- Cuddebackville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shin Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Finchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Huguenot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Otisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Port Jervis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparrow Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Rockland County
- Sloatsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Godeffroy, with the one closest to Godeffroy listed first.
- Yankee Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Pond Eddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomingburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Squirrels Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Glen Wild
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Summitville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eldred
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mongaup Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Godeffroy, with the one closest to Godeffroy listed first.
- Spring Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Cragsmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Crawford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ellenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Napanoch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- 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
- Rutsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Wallkill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wawarsing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris County (NJ)
- Newfoundland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Godeffroy, with the one closest to Godeffroy listed first.
- West Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Godeffroy, with the one closest to Godeffroy listed first.
- Colesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Vernon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- McCoys Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Pellettown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Roys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Wykertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Layton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Armstrong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Beaver Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Highland Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Normanook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Hardistonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Godeffroy, with the one closest to Godeffroy listed first.
- Matamoras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millrift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Conashaugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Lackawaxen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Westcolang
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Masthope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Rowland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lords Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Delaware
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Kimble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Blooming Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Godeffroy, with the one closest to Godeffroy listed first.
- Milanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boyds Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Godeffroy, see our County-by-County Page for Godeffroy.
Cemeteries Near Godeffroy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Godeffroy.
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 Godeffroy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Godeffroy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Godeffroy, with the one closest to Godeffroy listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Terre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seeley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mongaup Lower River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minisink Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old School Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Ridgebury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Godeffroy had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Godeffroy, with the one closest to Godeffroy listed first.
- Roses Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roses Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
- Guymard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Guymard is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guymard
- Cuddebackville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huguenot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Port Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Oakland Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Valley
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Otisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Jervis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tristates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tristates is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristates
- South Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Mongaup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mongaup is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongaup
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Godeffroy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Godeffroy.
Newspapers Published in Godeffroy ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Godeffroy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Godeffroy, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Godeffroy.
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 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 Godeffroy:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Pike 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> | 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 Godeffroy, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Godeffroy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |