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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 Minnewaska (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 Minnewaska. 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 Minnewaska ...

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 Minnewaska: Lk. Minnewaska

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 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.

Lake Minnewaska 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 Minnewaska. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Minnewaska:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Lake Minnewaska)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Minnewaska, with the one closest to Lake Minnewaska listed first.
    • Accord
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Accord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
      • Accord is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accord <2>
    • Mohonk Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kyserike
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kyserike. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
      • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
    • Rutsonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
    • Kerhonkson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruynswick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
    • Gardiner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
      • Gardiner is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <2>
    • Dwaarkill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
    • Port Ben
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
    • New Paltz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
      • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <2>
    • High Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
      • High Falls is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Falls <2>
    • Modena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hurley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hurley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
  • Columbia County
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Minnewaska, with the one closest to Lake Minnewaska listed first.
    • Hyde Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
    • Poughkeepsie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Crown Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
    • Arlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Haviland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haviland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
    • Spackenkill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spackenkill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
    • Staatsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchester Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manchester Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
      • Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
    • Red Oaks Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oaks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
      • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
    • Rhinecliff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wappingers Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
      • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <2>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Minnewaska, with the one closest to Lake Minnewaska listed first.
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
    • Platte Clove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Minnewaska, with the one closest to Lake Minnewaska listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Andrew
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Andrew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
    • Searsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
    • Walden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <2>
    • Leptondale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
    • Montgomery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Orange Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
    • Gardnertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
    • Maybrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
      • Maybrook is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <2>
    • Balmville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
    • Little Britain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Britain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
      • Little Britain is located in Orange County
    • Campbell Hall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Michigan Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Minnewaska, with the one closest to Lake Minnewaska listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Garrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenclyffe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Minnewaska, with the one closest to Lake Minnewaska listed first.
    • Summitville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summitville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
      • Summitville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summitville <2>
    • Bloomingburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
      • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <2>
    • Grahamsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
      • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <2>
    • Yankee Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
    • Glen Wild
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Woodbourne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
    • Rock Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • South Fallsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Claryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Minnewaska ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Minnewaska.

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 Minnewaska covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Accord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Accord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Accord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Bush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bruynswick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruynswick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruynswick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dubois Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubois Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubois Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Paltz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Paltz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Paltz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benton - Bar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton - Bar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton - Bar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High Falls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Falls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mulford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hurley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hurley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Modena Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Modena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Modena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Coxing Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coxing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coxing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

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

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

  • Accord
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Accord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
    • Accord is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accord <2>
  • Mohonk Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
  • Libertyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Libertyville is located in Ulster County
  • Kyserike
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kyserike. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
    • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
  • Bruynswick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
  • Mettacahonts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mettacahonts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mettacahonts
    • Mettacahonts is located in Ulster County
  • Gardiner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
    • Gardiner is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <2>
  • Forest Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
    • Forest Glen is located in Ulster County
  • Whitfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Whitfield is located in Ulster County
  • Kerhonkson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dwaarkill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pataukunk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataukunk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataukunk
      • Pataukunk is located in Ulster County
    • Crawford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
    • New Hurley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hurley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Minnewaska ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Minnewaska.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Minnewaska, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Minnewaska.

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 Lake Minnewaska:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Minnewaska. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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- Lake Minnewaska) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Minnewaska. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7354, Longitude: -74.2163       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Minnewaska have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Minnewaska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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