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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 Heritage Hills (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 Heritage Hills. 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.

Cemeteries Near Heritage Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heritage Hills.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Ivandell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mills Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Methodist Graveyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Todd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Halstead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halstead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halstead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cat Ridge Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cat Ridge Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cat Ridge Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Drewsclift Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drewsclift Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drewsclift Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mahopac Falls Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mahopac Falls Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mahopac Falls Baptist Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Heritage Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heritage Hills.

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

  • Somers
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
    • Somers is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <4>
  • Croton Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton Falls
    • Croton Falls is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croton Falls <4>
  • Purdys
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys
    • Purdys is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdys <4>
  • Crafts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crafts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
    • Crafts is located in Putnam County
  • Goldens Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Place
    • Baldwin Place is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin Place <4>
  • Jefferson Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
    • Jefferson Valley is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson Valley <4>
  • Amawalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amawalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amawalk
    • Amawalk is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amawalk <4>
  • Katonah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katonah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katonah
    • Katonah is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katonah <4>
  • Salem Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
    • Salem Center is located in Westchester County
  • Brewster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <4>
  • Tilly Foster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilly Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly Foster
    • Tilly Foster is located in Putnam County
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    • Mahopac Mines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahopac Mines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
      • Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
    • Yorktown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Westchester County
    • Yorktown Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Heritage Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heritage Hills.

Newspapers Published in Heritage Hills ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heritage Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heritage Hills, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heritage Hills.

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 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 Heritage Hills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heritage Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Heritage Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Heritage Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heritage Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3395, Longitude: -73.6974       In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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