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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 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
    • East Kingston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
      • East Kingston is located in Ulster County
    • Sawkill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
      • Sawkill is located in Ulster County
    • Mount Marion Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
      • Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jockey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
      • Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
    • Sweet Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
      • Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
    • Glasco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
      • Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
    • Connelly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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)
    • Burden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
    • Glenco Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
    • West Taghkanic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suydam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
    • Ancram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Churchtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
    • Taghkanic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ancramdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenport Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenport Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
    • Hollowville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • Fleischmanns
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
      • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
    • Rhinebeck
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tivoli
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
      • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <1>
    • Upper Red Hook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
    • Rock City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
    • Wurtemburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
    • Staatsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Milan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
    • Pleasant Plains
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
    • Jackson Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
    • Palenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kiskatom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiskatom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
    • Tannersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Catskill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
      • Catskill is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Jefferson Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
    • Cairo Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
    • Leeds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
    • Round Top
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hunter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <1>
    • Cairo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
    • Athens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
    • Saint Andrew
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
    • 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.
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Lime Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
      • Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Twin Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • Mount Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • 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.

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 first turn to 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Bush Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Mt. Marion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Marion Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Rhinebeck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhinebeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhinebeck Cemetery
  • Old Rhinebeck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rhinebeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rhinebeck Cemetery
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
  • Continue List   (234 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery

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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
    • East Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Sawkill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
    • Sawkill is located in Ulster County
  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Barrytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrytown
    • Barrytown is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrytown <1>
  • Mount Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stony Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
    • Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
  • Rhinecliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • High Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
    • High Woods is located in Ulster County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilbur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
    • Wilbur is located in Ulster County
  • 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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Katrine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lake Katrine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Katrine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9856, Longitude: -73.9882       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Katrine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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