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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 Grand Gorge (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 Grand Gorge. 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 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 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.

Grand Gorge is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

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

Cemeteries Near Grand Gorge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grand Gorge.

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 Grand Gorge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Grand Gorge Main Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Gorge Main Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Gorge Main Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Conesville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Conesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Conesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilboa Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilboa Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilboa Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Soule Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soule Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soule Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rappelea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rappelea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rappelea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huggins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huggins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntersfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntersfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntersfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Gilboa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Gilboa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Gilboa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Patrie Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patrie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roxbury Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roxbury Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roxbury Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Little West Kill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little West Kill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little West Kill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grand Gorge had a population of 123 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • West Conesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Conesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
  • Gilboa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilboa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
    • Gilboa is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilboa <1>
  • Prattsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
    • Prattsville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattsville <1>
  • South Gilboa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gilboa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gilboa
    • South Gilboa is located in Schoharie County
  • Roxbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Conesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
    • Conesville is located in Schoharie County
  • North Blenheim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Blenheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blenheim
    • North Blenheim is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Blenheim <1>
  • South Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stamford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Stamford is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <1>
  • Manorkill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mackey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
    • Mackey is located in Schoharie County
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    • Hobart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Hobart is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <1>
    • Ashland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <1>
    • Lexington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grand Gorge ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Gorge.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grand Gorge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grand Gorge and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grand Gorge.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> of Grand Gorge.

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 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 Grand Gorge:

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Grand Gorge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Grand Gorge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Gorge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3624, Longitude: -74.4942    









 

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