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 Lamplight Court (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 Lamplight Court. 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.
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.
Lamplight Court is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Lamplight Court. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lamplight Court:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Lamplight Court)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamplight Court, with the one closest to Lamplight Court listed first.
- Red Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Cruger Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Rhinebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Upper Red Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Milan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Wurtemburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Rhinecliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tivoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Pleasant Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Staatsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamplight Court, with the one closest to Lamplight Court listed first.
- Elizaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Burden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Ancram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- West Taghkanic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Glenco Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Ancramdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Taghkanic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Hollowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamplight Court, with the one closest to Lamplight Court listed first.
- Palenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Catskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Kiskatom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Jefferson Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Haines Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Leeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tannersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Round Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamplight Court, with the one closest to Lamplight Court listed first.
- Leptondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Cronomer Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Saint Andrew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamplight Court, with the one closest to Lamplight Court listed first.
- East Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Glasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ponck Hockie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Lake Katrine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mount Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Ewen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Marion Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saugerties
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sawkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sawkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamplight Court, with the one closest to Lamplight Court listed first.
- Ore Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Taconic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Lime Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Twin Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Amesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Falls Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamplight Court, with the one closest to Lamplight Court listed first.
- Mount Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Egremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- North Egremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- South Egremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Ashley Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Sheffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Egremont Plain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- Alford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Great Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lamplight Court, see our County-by-County Page for Lamplight Court.
Cemeteries Near Lamplight Court ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamplight Court.
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 Lamplight Court - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lamplight Court covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lamplight Court, with the one closest to Lamplight Court listed first.
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Rhinebeck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rhinebeck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bard College Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Teats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shookville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg Cemetery
- The Wurtemburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Paul's Wurtemburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178103 <2>
- Milan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- St. Peter's Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrepose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview 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 Lamplight Court in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lamplight Court.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lamplight Court, with the one closest to Lamplight Court listed first.
- Red Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barrytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rhinebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- East Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Cokertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cokertown is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokertown
- Upper Red Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Rhinecliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Milan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Glasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Connelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tivoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Port Ewen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lamplight Court. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lamplight Court.
Newspapers Published in Lamplight Court ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamplight Court.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lamplight Court, 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 Lamplight Court.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lamplight Court:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Ulster County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lamplight Court, 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- Lamplight Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |