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 High View (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 View. 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.
Name Variations for High View ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for High View: High Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named High View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High View.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
High View 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 High View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High View:
- Sullivan County (The home county of High View)
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wurtsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summitville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Fallsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Beacon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Groveville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Beacon Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Crown Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Glenham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hughsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spackenkill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Wappingers Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fishkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Poughkeepsie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brinckerhoff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Washington Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Searsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Pine Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Middletown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
- Mechanicstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
- Michigan Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
- Cuddebackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Cold Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Garrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Sloatsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Walker Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ulsterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Cragsmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ellenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dwaarkill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Napanoch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bruynswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Rutsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Wallkill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Port Ben
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Port Ben is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
- Passaic County (NJ)
- West Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Colesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Vernon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Libertyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Highland Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- McCoys Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Roys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Beaver Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Hardistonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Pellettown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Wykertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Armstrong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Millrift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Matamoras
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Lackawaxen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Westcolang
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Masthope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Rowland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High View, see our County-by-County Page for High View.
Cemeteries Near High View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High View.
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 View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Bloomingburg Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bloomington Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stanton Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sylvan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belle Terre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pinehill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 High View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Wurtsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winterton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winterton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterton
- Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haven is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Circleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burlingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howells
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bullville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bullville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullville
- Phillipsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westbrookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Walker Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Otisville
(7 miles [11.3 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 View. See our List of 1890's Communities around High View.
Newspapers Published in High View ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around High View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High View, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High View.
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 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 High View:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Pike 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 High View, 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- High View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |