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 Jones Point (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 Jones Point. 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 Jones Point ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Jones Point: Jones Pt.
- While the name of this community is Jones Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Point may originally have been Jone's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Point might be written as Jone Point.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jones Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones Point.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Jones Point is located in Rockland 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 Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Jones Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Point:
- Rockland County (The home county of Jones Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Congers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- New City Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New Square
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- New Hempstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Wesley Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Riverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
- Eastchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Kings Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Williams Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
- Fordham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
- Bronx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <2>
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Beacon Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Beacon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Groveville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Glenham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fishkill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Wiccopee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Shenandoah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Hughsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Fishkill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Hopewell Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wappingers Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myers Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Washington Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Fort Montgomery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Central Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harriman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Firthcliffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orrs Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Kiryas Joel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Continental Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Glenclyffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Putnam Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adams Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Cold Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Tompkins Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Mahopac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Farmers Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Brewster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Marlboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wallkill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sylva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- New Hurley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Ardonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Modena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Clintondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bruynswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Dwaarkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Peekskill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buchanan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Verplanck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crompond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crugers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Lake Mohegan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Croton-on-Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Shrub Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ossining
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Banksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- High Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Riverbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Ridgefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Ridgefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- North Stamford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
- Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stamford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Ball Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- Belle Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Cos Cob
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Candlewood Lake Club
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Mahwah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Park Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Saint Josephs Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- West Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- River Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Ackermans Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Ridgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Campgaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Wortendyke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Wyckoff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Radburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radburn
- Rochelle Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Park
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Newfoundland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- West Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Haskell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Macopin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Paterson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Preakness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
- Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Athenia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Passaic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Borough of Woodland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Highland Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Vernon Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones Point, see our County-by-County Page for Jones Point.
Cemeteries Near Jones Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Point.
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 Jones Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- June Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Herbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Stony Point.
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64840 <3>
- Graymoor Society of the Atonement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Ackerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peacedale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones 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, Jones Point had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Point, with the one closest to Jones Point listed first.
- Peekskill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tomkins Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Verplanck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Montgomery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crugers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oscawana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oscawana is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscawana
- West Haverstraw
(5 miles [8 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
- Putnam Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thiells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Haverstraw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Point.
Newspapers Published in Jones Point ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Point, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Point.
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 Jones Point:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rockland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield County
- Bergen County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
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| <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 Jones Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Jones Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |