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 Osiris Colony (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 Osiris Colony. 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 Osiris Colony ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Osiris Colony: Lk. Osiris Colony
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 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 Osiris Colony is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Lake Osiris Colony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Osiris Colony:
- Orange County (The home county of Lake Osiris Colony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Osiris Colony, with the one closest to Lake Osiris Colony listed first.
- Saint Andrew
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Walden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leptondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Orange Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Cronomer Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Gardnertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Britain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Pine Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Searsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Balmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Osiris Colony, with the one closest to Lake Osiris Colony listed first.
- Beacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Groveville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Hughsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wappingers Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Glenham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fishkill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spackenkill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Brinckerhoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Myers Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Poughkeepsie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Osiris Colony, with the one closest to Lake Osiris Colony listed first.
- Cold Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Continental Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Farmers Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Putnam Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Adams Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Lake Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Mahopac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Osiris Colony, with the one closest to Lake Osiris Colony listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Haverstraw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sloatsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wesley Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- New Hempstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Ramapo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Viola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Osiris Colony, with the one closest to Lake Osiris Colony listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wurtsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Woodridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Fallsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grahamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Osiris Colony, with the one closest to Lake Osiris Colony listed first.
- Wallkill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Hurley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Sylva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Plattekill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Modena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Dwaarkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Rutsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Ardonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Ulsterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Clintondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Osiris Colony, with the one closest to Lake Osiris Colony listed first.
- Peekskill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Crompond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shrub Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verplanck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crugers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodybrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Granite Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex County (NJ)
- Vernon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Osiris Colony, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Osiris Colony.
Cemeteries Near Lake Osiris Colony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Osiris Colony.
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 Osiris Colony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Osiris Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Osiris Colony, with the one closest to Lake Osiris Colony listed first.
- Wallkill Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mulford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montgomery.
- The Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173116 <2>
- New Hurley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruynswick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plattekill Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Plattekill Valley Community Grounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Meeting House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Osiris Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Osiris Colony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Osiris Colony, with the one closest to Lake Osiris Colony listed first.
- Walden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wallkill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Walden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Walden is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walden
- Saint Andrew
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Saint Elmo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Berea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Coldenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coldenham is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldenham
- Leptondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Sylva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- New Hurley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Coldenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Coldenham is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Coldenham
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cronomer Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Maybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bruynswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Osiris Colony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Osiris Colony.
Newspapers Published in Lake Osiris Colony ...
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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Osiris Colony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Osiris Colony, 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 Osiris Colony.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Osiris Colony:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Sussex 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 Osiris Colony, 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- Lake Osiris Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |