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 Hillside Lake (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 Hillside Lake. 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 Hillside Lake ...
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 Hillside Lake: Hillside Lk.
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 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.
Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Hillside Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillside Lake:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Hillside Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Arthursburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Lagrangeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noxon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noxon is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
- Hopewell Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sylvan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- Freedom Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
- Myers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Beekman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Red Oaks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
- East Fishkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Green Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Stormville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Silvernails
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Ancramdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elizaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Balmville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Newburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Cornwall Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- New Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Leptondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Firthcliffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Vails Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Farmers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Lake Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Towners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Tompkins Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Nelsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Mahopac Mines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Dykemans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Cold Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crafts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Brewster Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Putnam Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Haverstraw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Marlboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Clintondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Plattekill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sylva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Plutarch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Modena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Esopus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Heritage Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Jefferson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shenorock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shrub Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Lincolndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Somers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crompond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goldens Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Peekskill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- New Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Brookfield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford County (CT)
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Bulls Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Gaylordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- South Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Chimney Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- New Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Northville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Candlewood Lake Club
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- South Britain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Southbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillside Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Hillside Lake.
Cemeteries Near Hillside Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillside Lake.
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 Hillside Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillside Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
- Hopewell Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138926 <2>
- Van Dyne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Van Wyck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsville Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flagler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middlebush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rombout Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beekman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fishkill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- First Reformed Protestant Dutch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Beth-El Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Hillside Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillside Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillside Lake, with the one closest to Hillside Lake listed first.
- Fishkill Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
- Arthursburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Hopewell Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Noxon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noxon is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
- Lagrangeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- Freedom Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
- New Hackensack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Hackensack is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hackensack
- East Fishkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Stormville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Beekman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Billings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Shenandoah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillside Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillside Lake.
Newspapers Published in Hillside Lake ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillside Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillside Lake, 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 Hillside Lake.
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 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 Hillside Lake:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven 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> | 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- Hillside Lake) 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 Hillside Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |