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 Handsome Eddy (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 Handsome Eddy. 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 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.
Handsome Eddy is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Handsome Eddy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Handsome Eddy:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Handsome Eddy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handsome Eddy, with the one closest to Handsome Eddy listed first.
- Barryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Eddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eldred
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yulan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tusten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Squirrels Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Narrowsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cochecton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smallwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mongaup Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kauneonga Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handsome Eddy, with the one closest to Handsome Eddy listed first.
- Sparrow Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Port Jervis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Shin Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Cuddebackville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Finchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Port Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Otisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handsome Eddy, with the one closest to Handsome Eddy listed first.
- Spring Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Ulsterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handsome Eddy, with the one closest to Handsome Eddy listed first.
- Layton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Colesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Normanook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Libertyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Wallpack Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- McCoys Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Wykertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Crandon Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Armstrong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Pellettown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Roys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Balesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Warren County (NJ)
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Lackawanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handsome Eddy, with the one closest to Handsome Eddy listed first.
- Cortez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Drinker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Wimmers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handsome Eddy, with the one closest to Handsome Eddy listed first.
- Bushkill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shoemakers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Coolbaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Mountainhome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Parkside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handsome Eddy, with the one closest to Handsome Eddy listed first.
- Parkers Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Lackawaxen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Westcolang
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Masthope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lords Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matamoras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conashaugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Kimble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Blooming Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Tafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handsome Eddy, with the one closest to Handsome Eddy listed first.
- Hawley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boyds Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Milanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Uswick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Laurella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Lakeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Calkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Damascus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carley Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Honesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seelyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Dyberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Handsome Eddy, see our County-by-County Page for Handsome Eddy.
Cemeteries Near Handsome Eddy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Handsome Eddy.
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 Handsome Eddy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Handsome Eddy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Handsome Eddy, with the one closest to Handsome Eddy listed first.
- Van Tuyl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Tuyl Cemetery
- The Van Tuyl Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Van Tuyl Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291890 <2>
- Woodtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Montoza Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- German Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Spey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Travis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mongaup Lower River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Brook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Milford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Decker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forestburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tusten Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Handsome Eddy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Handsome Eddy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Handsome Eddy, with the one closest to Handsome Eddy listed first.
- Parkers Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Barryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shohola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Eddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pond Eddy is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Pond Eddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosas is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosas
- Glen Spey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shohola Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shohola Falls is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shohola Falls
- Lackawaxen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mongaup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mongaup is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongaup
- Millrift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Westcolang
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparrow Bush
(9 miles [14.5 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 Handsome Eddy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Handsome Eddy.
Newspapers Published in Handsome Eddy ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Handsome Eddy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Handsome Eddy, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Handsome Eddy.
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 helpful 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 Handsome Eddy:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Orange County
- Ulster County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Lackawanna 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 Handsome Eddy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Handsome Eddy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |