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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 Libertyville (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 Libertyville. 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 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.

Libertyville is located in Ulster 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 Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

Below are the counties that are near Libertyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Libertyville:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Libertyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertyville, with the one closest to Libertyville listed first.
    • Mohonk Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • New Paltz
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardiner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Modena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ardonia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ardonia is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
    • Clintondale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kyserike
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
    • New Hurley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
    • Lloyd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lloyd is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
    • Plutarch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plutarch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
    • Accord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruynswick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertyville, with the one closest to Libertyville listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Silvernails
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertyville, with the one closest to Libertyville listed first.
    • Fairview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Poughkeepsie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crown Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Haviland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Spackenkill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Staatsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchester Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
    • Red Oaks Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
    • Hughsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wappingers Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertyville, with the one closest to Libertyville listed first.
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Platte Clove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertyville, with the one closest to Libertyville listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Saint Andrew
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Walden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cronomer Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Orange Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Gardnertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Montgomery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Balmville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
    • Searsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Little Britain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Little Britain is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Maybrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertyville, with the one closest to Libertyville listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Farmers Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Garrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenclyffe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
    • Continental Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Tompkins Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
    • Adams Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
    • Lake Carmel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
    • Mahopac Mines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
    • Putnam Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Patterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockland County
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertyville, with the one closest to Libertyville listed first.
    • Summitville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomingburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Glen Wild
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Woodbourne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Rock Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • South Fallsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Libertyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Libertyville.

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 Libertyville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Libertyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Dubois Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Paltz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Modena Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Relyea Ground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Hurley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Plattekill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery of Loyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Benton - Bar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bruynswick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mulford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (222 more) ...
    • Accord Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • High Falls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Plattekill Valley Community Grounds
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Libertyville had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Forest Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Forest Glen is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Gardiner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mohonk Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Paltz
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Modena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ardonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ardonia is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
  • Clintondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ohioville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ohioville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
  • Springtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Springtown is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • New Hurley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
  • Kyserike
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
  • Rutsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Bruynswick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Sylva
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sylva is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Plutarch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plutarch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch

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

Newspapers Published in Libertyville ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Libertyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Libertyville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Libertyville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Libertyville:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Libertyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Libertyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.