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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 Ladleton (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 Ladleton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Ladleton is located in Ulster 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 Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

Below are the counties that are near Ladleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ladleton:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Ladleton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladleton, with the one closest to Ladleton listed first.
    • Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Bull Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Oliverea
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Belle Ayr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Big Indian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Shokan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Boiceville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Brodhead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Pine Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Shandaken
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Highmount
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Phoenicia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladleton, with the one closest to Ladleton listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Margaretville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Denver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Halcottsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • New Kingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Andes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cooks Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Butternut Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Bovina Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bovina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladleton, with the one closest to Ladleton listed first.
    • Rhinecliff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Staatsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladleton, with the one closest to Ladleton listed first.
    • West Kill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Spruceton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Lexington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jewett Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Hunter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Platte Clove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Red Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Tannersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Haines Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Windham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladleton, with the one closest to Ladleton listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Searsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
  • Schoharie County
    • West Conesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladleton, with the one closest to Ladleton listed first.
    • Claryville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Curry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Neversink
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowemoc
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Aden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Debruce
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • Divine Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Woodbourne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Parksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
    • Lew Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach

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

Cemeteries Near Ladleton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ladleton.

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 Ladleton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ladleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Claryville Reformed Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Furman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Haynes Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503464 <2>
  • Lake Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Palentown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Banks - Eighmy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferndale Synagogue Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Parksville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Baptist Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (196 more) ...
    • Hudler Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Longyear Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Krumville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Ladleton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ladleton.

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

  • Denning
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Denning is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Claryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Frost Valley is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Valley
  • Sundown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bull Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Branch is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Curry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Curry is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Grahamsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Willowemoc
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
  • Neversink
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardenburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardenburg is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardenburg
  • Oliverea
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Belle Ayr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Debruce
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • Hasbrouck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hasbrouck is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasbrouck

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

Newspapers Published in Ladleton ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ladleton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ladleton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ladleton.

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 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 Ladleton:

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>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 Ladleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ladleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.