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 Holmes (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 Holmes. 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 and 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.
Holmes 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 Holmes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holmes:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Holmes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Pawling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Pawling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- Green Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Poughquag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beekman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Stormville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- East Fishkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Shenandoah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Arthursburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Hopewell Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Hillside Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Cornwall Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Firthcliffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Gardnertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Orrs Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Vails Gate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Patterson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Towners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Lake Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Farmers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Dykemans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Putnam Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Brewster Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Deforest Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Brewster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crafts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Mahopac Mines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Peach Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Mahopac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haverstraw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thiells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Congers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Marlboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Plattekill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ardonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Clintondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Modena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Esopus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plutarch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- New Hurley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Heritage Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Somers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lincolndale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shenorock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goldens Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Jefferson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shrub Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Boutonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boutonville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
- Cross River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Ball Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Danbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Hawleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford County (CT)
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Candlewood Lake Club
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Gaylordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Merwinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- New Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- South Britain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Southbury
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Southbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Southford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Southford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Bowers Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
- Middlebury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middlebury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beacon Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Borough of Naugatuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Borough of Naugatuck is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Naugatuck
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,659 people
- Naugatuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Naugatuck is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holmes, see our County-by-County Page for Holmes.
Cemeteries Near Holmes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holmes.
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 Holmes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holmes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- Old Baptist Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ballard Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ludingtonville Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent - Fishkill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Russell Mead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pawling Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pawling Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pawling.
- The Pawling Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pawling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641185 <2>
- Mead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smalley Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flagler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Holmes had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holmes, with the one closest to Holmes listed first.
- West Patterson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Patterson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Patterson
- Ludingtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ludingtonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludingtonville
- Patterson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Towners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Pawling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Pawling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- Farmers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Green Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Poughquag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dykemans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Beekman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Quaker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Stormville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Cliffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Cliffs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cliffs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holmes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holmes.
Newspapers Published in Holmes ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holmes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holmes, 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 Holmes.
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 Holmes:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holmes) 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 Holmes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |