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 Peekskill (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 Peekskill. 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 Peekskill ...
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 Peekskill: Lk. Peekskill
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 Peekskill is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Fairfield (CT), Dutchess, Orange, Rockland & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Peekskill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Peekskill:
- Putnam County (The home county of Lake Peekskill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Putnam Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Continental Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Adams Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Garrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenclyffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Tompkins Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Cold Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Mahopac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crafts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Farmers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Riverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eastchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Beacon Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Beacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groveville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Fishkill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Shenandoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Wiccopee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- East Fishkill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Hopewell Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hughsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stormville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Highland Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Firthcliffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Mountainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- West Cornwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Central Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haverstraw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Thiells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Congers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Germonds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
- New City Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New Hempstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Marlboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sylva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Oakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- New Hurley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Wallkill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Modena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clintondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Crompond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shrub Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Yorktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Buchanan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Yorktown Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verplanck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Banksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Ridgefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Ridgefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- High Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Danbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- North Stamford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
- Danbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Topstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Topstone is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
- New Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- New Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Candlewood Lake Club
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Gaylordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- New Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- New Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Mahwah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Park Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Saint Josephs Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- West Norwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- River Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Ackermans Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Campgaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Ridgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Wortendyke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Wyckoff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Radburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radburn
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- West Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Haskell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Peekskill, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Peekskill.
Cemeteries Near Lake Peekskill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Peekskill.
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 Peekskill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Peekskill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beverly Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King David Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graymoor Society of the Atonement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ackerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peacedale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Herbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (426 more) ...
- June Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amawalk Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Peekskill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Peekskill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Peekskill, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Putnam Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adams Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shrub Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Jefferson Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Verplanck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amawalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Peekskill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Peekskill.
Newspapers Published in Lake Peekskill ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Peekskill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Peekskill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Peekskill.
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 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 Peekskill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield County
- Bergen County
- Passaic 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 Peekskill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Peekskill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |