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 Ledgewood Park (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 Ledgewood Park. 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 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.
Ledgewood Park is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Ledgewood Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ledgewood Park:
- Greene County (The home county of Ledgewood Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- Palenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kiskatom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Round Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Haines Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Platte Clove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Tannersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Catskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- South Westerlo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Medusa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cooksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Alcove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Potter Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Coeymans Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aquetuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Preston Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dormansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Westerlo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coeymans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ravena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Burden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenport Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Lorenz Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Glenco Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Churchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- West Taghkanic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Stottville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rossman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fleischmanns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Halcottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- Tivoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Upper Red Hook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Red Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Rock City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rhinebeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rhinecliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Mount Ross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Wurtemburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Pine Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Staatsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- Schodack Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nassau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- Manorkill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Bates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Livingstonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Broome Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- West Conesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Franklinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- North Blenheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Malden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Saugerties
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- High Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Glasco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Marion Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Mount Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Ruby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- Mount Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Egremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- North Egremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Alford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Egremont Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- South Egremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ledgewood Park, see our County-by-County Page for Ledgewood Park.
Cemeteries Near Ledgewood Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ledgewood Park.
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 Ledgewood Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ledgewood Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- Joseph Sax Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Sax Cemetery
- The Joseph Sax Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawrence Family Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palenville Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shoub Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Top Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haines Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aaron Haines Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Leeds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Plain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- All Souls Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Church Cemetery
- The All Souls Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Souls Onteora Park Church Cemetery
- Onteora Church Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Acra Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Ledgewood Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ledgewood Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ledgewood Park, with the one closest to Ledgewood Park listed first.
- Palenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kiskatom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Lawrenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Saxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saxton is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Cairo Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Haines Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- South Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Platte Clove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- West Saugerties
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Saugerties is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saugerties
- Katsbaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Katsbaan is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katsbaan
- West Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tannersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ledgewood Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ledgewood Park.
Newspapers Published in Ledgewood Park ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ledgewood Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ledgewood Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ledgewood Park.
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 Ledgewood Park:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Rensselaer County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster 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 Ledgewood Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ledgewood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |