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 Hempstead Acres (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 Hempstead Acres. 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 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.
Hempstead Acres 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 Hempstead Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hempstead Acres:
- Orange County (The home county of Hempstead Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Florida
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Warwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walton Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Park
- Craigville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- New Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Farmingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmingdale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Beacon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Groveville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Glenham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fishkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hughsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wappingers Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Wiccopee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Crown Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Glenclyffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Cold Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Continental Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Putnam Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Tompkins Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Sloatsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Hillburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Montebello
(18 miles [29 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
- Mount Ivy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Suffern
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thiells
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Stony Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Hempstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Tallman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wurtsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Rock Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Eddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Woodridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eldred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Ulsterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Walker Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wallkill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Dwaarkill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Bruynswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Cragsmoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Spring Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Hurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Rutsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Plattekill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Ellenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Verplanck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buchanan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peekskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crugers
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Crompond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Mohegan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shrub Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ossining
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Archville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Mahwah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Campgaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Ackermans Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Wyckoff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Wortendyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Park Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Ridgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- River Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Radburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radburn
- West Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- Saint Josephs Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- Warren Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Point
- Essex County (NJ)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Newfoundland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Lake Telemark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Lyonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Weldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Hibernia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Taylortown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Hurdtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Woodport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodport is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Montville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Powerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
- Boonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boonton is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- White Meadow Lake
(29 miles [46.7 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 Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- West Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Haskell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Preakness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
- Paterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Vernon Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Highland Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Colesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Hardistonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- McCoys Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Libertyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Beaver Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Roys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Pellettown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Edison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Wykertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Mahola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahola
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Matamoras
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millrift
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Parkers Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hempstead Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Hempstead Acres.
Cemeteries Near Hempstead Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hempstead Acres.
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 Hempstead Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hempstead Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Florida Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wisner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warwick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Hempstead Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hempstead Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hempstead Acres, with the one closest to Hempstead Acres listed first.
- Florida
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Sugar Loaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Wisner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wisner is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
- East Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Chester is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chester
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bellvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greycourt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greycourt is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- New Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hempstead Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hempstead Acres.
Newspapers Published in Hempstead Acres ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hempstead Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hempstead Acres, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hempstead Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hempstead Acres:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Hempstead Acres, 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 from Point A (ie- Hempstead Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |