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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 Grant Mills (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 Grant Mills. 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 Grant Mills ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Grant Mills: Grant Mls. (or less commonly used: Grant Mlls.)

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.

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.

Grant Mills 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 Grant Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grant Mills:

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Grant Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant Mills, with the one closest to Grant Mills listed first.
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Margaretville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • New Kingston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Fleischmanns
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Halcottsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Andes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Denver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bovina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Bovina Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Downsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Delhi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • Corbett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant Mills, with the one closest to Grant Mills listed first.
    • West Kill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Spruceton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Jewett Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Red Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Jewett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Windham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • Tannersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Haines Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Platte Clove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant Mills, with the one closest to Grant Mills listed first.
    • West Conesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • South Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Jefferson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Manorkill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • North Blenheim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant Mills, with the one closest to Grant Mills listed first.
    • Lew Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Beaverkill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Willowemoc
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Debruce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • Claryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
    • Deckertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
    • Livingston Manor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Morsston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morsston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
    • Roscoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Curry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Neversink
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grant Mills, with the one closest to Grant Mills listed first.
    • Belle Ayr
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Pine Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Highmount
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oliverea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Indian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Bushnellsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • Shandaken
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bull Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Phoenicia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Boiceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • West Shokan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Brodhead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead

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

Cemeteries Near Grant Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grant Mills.

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 Grant Mills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Banks - Eighmy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Arkville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Haynes Cemetery
    • The Haynes Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503464 <2>
  • Lake Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lew Beach Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clovesville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Benschoten Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Andes Village Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Halcottsville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Achibald Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • New Kingston Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rural Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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>

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

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

  • Dunraven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dunraven is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
  • Belle Ayr
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
  • Arena ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arena is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Turnwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Turnwood is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnwood
  • Margaretville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hardenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hardenburg is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardenburg
  • Arkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lew Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
  • New Kingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
  • Fleischmanns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Halcottsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Andes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Beaverkill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Pine Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Highmount
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Grant Mills ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grant Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grant Mills, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grant Mills.

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 websites either 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 Grant Mills:

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 Grant Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grant Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.