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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 Hyde Park (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 Hyde Park. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Hyde Park is located in Dutchess County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Hyde Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hyde Park:

  • Dutchess County     (The home county of Hyde Park)
  • Columbia County
  • Greene County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde Park, with the one closest to Hyde Park listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Balmville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
    • Gardnertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
    • Orange Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
    • Saint Andrew
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburgh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Walden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <2>
    • New Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Little Britain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde Park, with the one closest to Hyde Park listed first.
    • Nelsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Cold Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Patterson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Carmel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
    • Garrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Tompkins Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Towners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
      • Towners is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Towners
      • From Hyde Park to Towners
    • Glenclyffe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mahopac Mines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Crafts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crafts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crafts
      • From Hyde Park to Crafts
    • Dykemans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dykemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
      • Dykemans is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dykemans
      • From Hyde Park to Dykemans
    • Putnam Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
      • Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
  • Sullivan County
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde Park, with the one closest to Hyde Park listed first.
    • Esopus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esopus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esopus
      • Esopus is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esopus <2>
    • Highland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lloyd
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rifton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
      • Oakes is located in Ulster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakes
      • From Hyde Park to Oakes
    • Tillson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillson
      • Tillson is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tillson <2>
    • New Paltz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
      • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <2>
    • Port Ewen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Creeklocks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creeklocks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
      • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creeklocks
      • From Hyde Park to Creeklocks
    • Lefever Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
    • Clintondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintondale
      • Clintondale is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintondale <2>
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde Park, with the one closest to Hyde Park listed first.
    • Sherman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
    • Sherman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ball Pond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ball Pond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
      • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ball Pond
      • From Hyde Park to Ball Pond
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hyde Park, with the one closest to Hyde Park listed first.
    • Bulls Bridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • New Milford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
      • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
    • Sharon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • South Kent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kent
      • South Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Kent <2>
    • Gaylordsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
    • Sharon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
    • Ellsworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellsworth
      • From Hyde Park to Ellsworth
    • North Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
      • North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Kent
      • From Hyde Park to North Kent
    • Ore Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ore Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
      • Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ore Hill
      • From Hyde Park to Ore Hill
    • Lakeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hyde Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hyde Park.

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 Hyde Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Stoutenberg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoutenberg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoutenberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ascension Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ascension Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ascension Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hutton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery of Loyd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Presbyterian Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (227 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hyde Park had a population of 738 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • East Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Park
    • East Park is located in Dutchess County
  • West Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park
    • West Park is located in Ulster County
  • Esopus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esopus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esopus
    • Esopus is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esopus <2>
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gretna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Gretna is located in Dutchess County
  • Staatsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Plutarch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plutarch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
    • Plutarch is located in Ulster County
  • Poughkeepsie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ulster Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulster Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulster Park
    • Ulster Park is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulster Park <2>
  • Netherwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
    • Netherwood is located in Dutchess County
  • Pleasant Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
    • Oakes is located in Ulster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oakes
    • From Hyde Park to Oakes
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Arlington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
    • New Paltz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
      • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hyde Park ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hyde Park.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hyde Park. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hyde Park and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hyde Park.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> of Hyde Park.

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 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 Hyde Park:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hyde Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hyde Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hyde Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7847, Longitude: -73.9333    
<6>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.
<7>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 Hyde Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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