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 Knights Eddy (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 Knights Eddy. 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 Knights Eddy ...
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.
While the name of this community is Knights Eddy, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Knights Eddy may originally have been Knight's Eddy.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Knights Eddy might be written as Knight Eddy.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Knights Eddy 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 Knights Eddy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knights Eddy:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Knights Eddy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Eddy, with the one closest to Knights Eddy listed first.
- Pond Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eldred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yulan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Tusten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Mongaup Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smallwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Cochecton Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Eddy, with the one closest to Knights Eddy listed first.
- Sparrow Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Jervis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shin Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Cuddebackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Finchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Port Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Otisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Eddy, with the one closest to Knights Eddy listed first.
- Spring Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Ulsterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ellenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Napanoch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Passaic County (NJ)
- West Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Eddy, with the one closest to Knights Eddy listed first.
- Colesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Layton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Libertyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Normanook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Wykertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- McCoys Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Roys
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Armstrong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Pellettown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Wallpack Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Beaver Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Warren County (NJ)
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Eddy, with the one closest to Knights Eddy listed first.
- Bushkill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Coolbaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Mountainhome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Eddy, with the one closest to Knights Eddy listed first.
- Millrift
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Parkers Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Matamoras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conashaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Lackawaxen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westcolang
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Rowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Masthope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Lords Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Blooming Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knights Eddy, with the one closest to Knights Eddy listed first.
- Hawley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Boyds Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Uswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Calkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Lakeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Honesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carley Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Seelyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Dyberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knights Eddy, see our County-by-County Page for Knights Eddy.
Cemeteries Near Knights Eddy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knights Eddy.
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 Knights Eddy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knights Eddy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knights Eddy, with the one closest to Knights Eddy listed first.
- Mongaup Lower River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glen Spey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Tuyl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Tuyl Cemetery
- The Van Tuyl Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Van Tuyl Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291890 <3>
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Travis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montoza Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Forestburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- German Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seeley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Knights Eddy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knights Eddy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knights Eddy, with the one closest to Knights Eddy listed first.
- Mongaup
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mongaup is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongaup
- Rosas
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosas is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosas
- Pond Eddy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pond Eddy is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Millrift
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Pond Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Spey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sparrow Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Matamoras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tristates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tristates is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristates
- Port Jervis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shohola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montague is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knights Eddy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knights Eddy.
Newspapers Published in Knights Eddy ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knights Eddy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knights Eddy, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knights Eddy.
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 helpful 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 Knights Eddy:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Orange County
- Ulster County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Wayne 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). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Knights Eddy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knights Eddy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |