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 Kiamesha Lake (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 Kiamesha Lake. 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 Kiamesha Lake ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Kiamesha Lake: Kiamesha Lk.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Kiamesha Lake is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Kiamesha Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kiamesha Lake:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Kiamesha Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiamesha Lake, with the one closest to Kiamesha Lake listed first.
- South Fallsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hurleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mongaup Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Divine Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
- Squirrels Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiamesha Lake, with the one closest to Kiamesha Lake listed first.
- Cooks Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
- Butternut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Rock Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Chiloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chiloway is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
- Horton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Pea Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Arena ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arena is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Gregorytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
- Peakville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiamesha Lake, with the one closest to Kiamesha Lake listed first.
- Paradise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Port Orange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Cuddebackville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Otisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Huguenot
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Bush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shin Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Sparrow Bush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Searsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiamesha Lake, with the one closest to Kiamesha Lake listed first.
- Spring Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ellenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cragsmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Walker Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Napanoch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Port Ben
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Port Ben is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
- Wawarsing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ulsterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Kerhonkson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bull Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Dwaarkill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiamesha Lake, with the one closest to Kiamesha Lake listed first.
- Colesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiamesha Lake, with the one closest to Kiamesha Lake listed first.
- Millrift
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Parkers Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Matamoras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lackawaxen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masthope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Westcolang
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Rowland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Conashaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Lords Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kiamesha Lake, with the one closest to Kiamesha Lake listed first.
- Milanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Damascus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boyds Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Calkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Laurella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Carley Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Hawley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kiamesha Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Kiamesha Lake.
Cemeteries Near Kiamesha Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kiamesha Lake.
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 Kiamesha Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kiamesha Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kiamesha Lake, with the one closest to Kiamesha Lake listed first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- General Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fallsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mongaup Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Keuren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Soldiers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Soule Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Kiamesha Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kiamesha Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kiamesha Lake, with the one closest to Kiamesha Lake listed first.
- Monticello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Fallsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hurleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Glen Wild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bushville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loch Sheldrake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mongaup Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Divine Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
- Dairyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dairyland is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kiamesha Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kiamesha Lake.
Newspapers Published in Kiamesha Lake ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kiamesha Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kiamesha Lake, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kiamesha Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kiamesha Lake:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Orange County
- Ulster County
- Sussex County
- Pike County
- Wayne 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' (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- Kiamesha Lake) 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 Kiamesha Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |