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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 High Falls (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 High Falls. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

High Falls is located in Ulster 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 Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

Below are the counties that are near High Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Falls:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of High Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Stone Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Tillson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Binnewater
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Binnewater is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
    • Cottekill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kyserike
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
    • Kripplebush
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
    • Rifton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Atwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Atwood is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Lomontville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lomontville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomontville
    • Lefever Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
    • Mohonk Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Germantown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • North Germantown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Silvernails
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Burden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Ancram
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenco Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
    • West Taghkanic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Ancramdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • Fleischmanns
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Hyde Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Staatsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rhinecliff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Haviland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Pleasant Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Rhinebeck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Poughkeepsie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wurtemburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Arlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crown Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Manchester Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Platte Clove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Palenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Haines Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Tannersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Spruceton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Hunter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Kiskatom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Jewett Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Catskill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Catskill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • West Kill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Saint Andrew
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Pine Bush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Walden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cronomer Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Orange Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Balmville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
    • Gardnertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Searsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Montgomery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Maybrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Newburgh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Nelsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Cold Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Farmers Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Summitville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Claryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Bloomingburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbourne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wurtsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Neversink
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Glen Wild
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Divine Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners

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

Cemeteries Near High Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Falls.

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 High Falls - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Coxing Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • High Falls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Benton - Bar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosendale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Accord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lefever Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Paltz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery of Loyd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that High Falls had a population of 574 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Stone Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rosendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Binnewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Binnewater is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
  • Cottekill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kyserike
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
  • Springtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Springtown is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Marbletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Marbletown is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
  • Kripplebush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
  • Mohonk Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lefever Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
  • New Paltz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Creeklocks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Whiteport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiteport is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
    • Whitfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Whitfield is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Accord
      (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 High Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Falls.

Newspapers Published in High Falls ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Falls, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 High Falls:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 High Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.