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 Greenville (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 Greenville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Greenville 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 Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenville:
- Orange County (The home county of Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Huguenot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shin Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Port Jervis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Finchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Sparrow Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuddebackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Port Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Otisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Sloatsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Hillburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Suffern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Pond Eddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Bloomingburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Summitville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yulan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Ulsterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Walker Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Dwaarkill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Ellenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Rutsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Wallkill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Napanoch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Ben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Ben is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
- Bergen County (NJ)
- Mahwah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Newfoundland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Weldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Woodport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodport is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Hurdtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Lake Telemark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Hibernia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Lyonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Hilltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- White Meadow Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- West Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Haskell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Colesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Vernon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- McCoys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Roys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Wykertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Beaver Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Pellettown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Layton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Hardistonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Highland Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Warren County (NJ)
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Bushkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Matamoras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millrift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- 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
- Lackawaxen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Westcolang
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Egypt Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Lords Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rowland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Masthope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Wayne County (PA)
- Hawley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenville, see our County-by-County Page for Greenville.
Cemeteries Near Greenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenville.
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 Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Seeley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Minisink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Decker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old School Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wantage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Ridgebury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mongaup Lower River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Greenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Huguenot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Port Jervis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tristates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tristates is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristates
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Guymard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Guymard is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guymard
- Matamoras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Godeffroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Roses Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roses Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sparrow Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quarryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Slate Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenville.
Newspapers Published in Greenville ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenville, 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 Greenville.
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 Greenville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Bergen County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Monroe 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 Greenville, 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 from Point A (ie- Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |