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 Lake Katrine (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 Lake Katrine. 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 Lake Katrine ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Katrine: Lk. Katrine
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lake Katrine 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 Lake Katrine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Katrine:
- Ulster County (The home county of Lake Katrine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Katrine, with the one closest to Lake Katrine listed first.
- Ruby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- East Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Sawkill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sawkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
- Mount Marion Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Mount Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jockey Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Sweet Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
- Glasco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Ponck Hockie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Katrine, with the one closest to Lake Katrine listed first.
- Elizaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Burden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Silvernails
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Glenco Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- West Taghkanic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Ancram
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Churchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Taghkanic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ancramdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Delaware County
- Fleischmanns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Katrine, with the one closest to Lake Katrine listed first.
- Rhinecliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cruger Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Rhinebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tivoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Red Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Wurtemburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Staatsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Pleasant Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Jackson Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Katrine, with the one closest to Lake Katrine listed first.
- Platte Clove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Palenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Haines Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tannersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Cairo Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Leeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Round Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Katrine, with the one closest to Lake Katrine listed first.
- Leptondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Saint Andrew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Cronomer Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Pine Bush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Katrine, with the one closest to Lake Katrine listed first.
- Claryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grahamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Katrine, with the one closest to Lake Katrine listed first.
- Ore Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Taconic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Lime Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Twin Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Berkshire County (MA)
- Mount Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Katrine, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Katrine.
Cemeteries Near Lake Katrine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Katrine.
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 Lake Katrine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Katrine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Katrine, with the one closest to Lake Katrine listed first.
- Pine Bush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Marion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wiltwyck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montrepose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hurley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rhinebeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Rhinebeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bard College Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Lake Katrine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Katrine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Katrine, with the one closest to Lake Katrine listed first.
- East Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Sawkill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sawkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barrytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
- Rhinecliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Glasco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Connelly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Port Ewen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rhinebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Katrine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Katrine.
Newspapers Published in Lake Katrine ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Katrine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Katrine, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Katrine.
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 either 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 Lake Katrine:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Sullivan County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire 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> | 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 Lake Katrine, 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' (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- Lake Katrine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |