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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 Granite (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 Granite. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Granite is located in Ulster 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 Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Granite)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite, with the one closest to Granite listed first.
    • Kerhonkson
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Accord
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Ben
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Wawarsing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mohonk Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kyserike
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
    • Napanoch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kripplebush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
    • Rutsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Bruynswick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Crawford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Dwaarkill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
  • Delaware County
    • Fleischmanns
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite, with the one closest to Granite listed first.
    • Hyde Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Haviland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Poughkeepsie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Staatsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Spackenkill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Rhinecliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crown Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Manchester Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
    • Pleasant Plains
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Hughsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite, with the one closest to Granite listed first.
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Platte Clove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Spruceton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Tannersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite, with the one closest to Granite listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Searsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Walden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Andrew
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Leptondale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Montgomery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cronomer Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Orange Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Gardnertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Maybrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Little Britain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Little Britain is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Balmville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite, with the one closest to Granite listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite, with the one closest to Granite listed first.
    • Summitville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bloomingburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbourne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Glen Wild
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yankee Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • South Fallsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Claryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Neversink
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Granite ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granite.

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

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Granite covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Accord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fantine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Benton - Bar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bruynswick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • High Falls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Palentown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dubois Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Paltz Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Krumville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coxing Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<4>

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

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

  • Kerhonkson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Accord
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pataukunk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pataukunk is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataukunk
  • Mettacahonts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mettacahonts is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mettacahonts
  • Mombaccus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mombaccus is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mombaccus
  • Whitfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitfield is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
  • Wawarsing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Napanoch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mohonk Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kyserike
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
  • Tabasco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tabasco is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabasco
  • Rutsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Liebhardt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Liebhardt is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebhardt
    • Kripplebush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
    • Ellenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Granite ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granite.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granite, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granite.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Granite:

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>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- Granite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Granite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.