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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 Irvington (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 Irvington. 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 the Vicinity of Irvington ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Irvington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Irvington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Irvington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of Irvington.

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 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 Irvington:

Cemeteries Near Irvington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irvington.

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

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

  • Ferncliff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferncliff Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hartsdale.
    • The Ferncliff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hartsdale Ferncliff Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferncliff Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64525 <2>
  • Cooke Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Family Cemetery
  • Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
  • Westchester Hills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Temple Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Cemetery
  • Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (512 more) ...
    • St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Holy Mount Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mount Cemetery
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Irvington had a population of 2,299 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Irvington had a population of 6,424 people.

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

  • Dobbs Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Ferry
    • Dobbs Ferry is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobbs Ferry <5>
  • Woodlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
    • Woodlands is located in Westchester County
  • Palisades
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hastings-on-Hudson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chauncey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey is located in Westchester County
  • Ardsley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardsley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
    • Ardsley is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <5>
  • Elmsford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsford
    • Elmsford is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmsford <5>
  • Tarrytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Piermont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
    • Piermont is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <5>
  • Mount Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
  • Hartsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eastview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
    • Eastview is located in Westchester County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Nyack
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
      • Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people

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

The official website for Irvington: www.ci.irvington.ny.us/

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 '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- Irvington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irvington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0349, Longitude: -73.8661       In this case, the coordinates for Irvington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Irvington, 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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