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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 Horseshoe Hill (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 Horseshoe Hill. 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.

Newspapers Published in Horseshoe Hill ...

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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horseshoe Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horseshoe Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horseshoe Hill.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Horseshoe Hill:

Cemeteries Near Horseshoe Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horseshoe Hill.

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 Horseshoe Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Round Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Ridge Cemetery
  • Pound Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pound Ridge Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pound Ridge.
    • The Pound Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Burial Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pound Ridge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976569 <3>
  • Chichester Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chichester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chichester Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Sarles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarles Cemetery
  • Ayers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Cemetery
  • Sellecks Corner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellecks Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellecks Corner Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2593135 <3>
  • Hoyt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoyt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoyt Cemetery
  • Knapp Barhite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knapp Barhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knapp Barhite Cemetery
  • Waterbury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterbury Cemetery
  • Long Ridge Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Ridge Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Ridge Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (460 more) ...
    • Canfield Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoyt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoyt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoyt Cemetery
    • Becks Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becks Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becks Hill Cemetery

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

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

  • Pound Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • High Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
    • High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Long Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
    • Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Vista is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <5>
  • Lewisboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisboro
    • Lewisboro is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisboro <5>
  • Bedford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • North Stamford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
    • North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Boutonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boutonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
    • Boutonville is located in Westchester County
  • Banksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
    • Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Stanwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwich
    • Stanwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • New Canaan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • North Wilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilton
      • North Wilton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • South Salem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
      • South Salem is located in Westchester County
    • Riverbank
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horseshoe Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horseshoe Hill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horseshoe Hill. 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>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- Horseshoe Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horseshoe Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1962, Longitude: -73.5721       In this case, the coordinates for Horseshoe Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Horseshoe Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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