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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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Lincoln Park 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 Lincoln Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lincoln Park:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Lincoln Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • East Kingston
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • East Kingston is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
    • Kingston
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lake Katrine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Connelly
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ponck Hockie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
    • Jockey Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
    • Sawkill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sawkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
    • Port Ewen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hillside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillside is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hurley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sweet Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
    • Stony Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Germantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • North Germantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Silvernails
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Burden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Glenco Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
    • West Taghkanic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Ancram
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Churchtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Taghkanic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ancramdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenport Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Rhinecliff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhinebeck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cruger Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Red Hook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Staatsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wurtemburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Rock City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Tivoli
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Upper Red Hook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Pleasant Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Milan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Hyde Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Haviland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Platte Clove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Palenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Haines Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kiskatom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
    • Tannersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Catskill
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Cairo Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • Jefferson Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
    • Leeds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hunter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Round Top
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • South Cairo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • South Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
    • Athens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Cronomer Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Saint Andrew
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Balmville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
    • Gardnertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Orange Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Walden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bush
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newburgh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Claryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Ore Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
    • Sharon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sharon
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Salisbury
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellsworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Lime Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
    • Taconic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • 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

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

Cemeteries Near Lincoln Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln 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 Lincoln Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Peter's Parish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wiltwyck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Montrepose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hurley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rhinebeck Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lefever Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Rhinebeck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • Mt. Marion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bard College Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Lincoln Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lincoln Park.

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

  • Kingston
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • East Kingston
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • East Kingston is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
  • Wilbur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wilbur is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
  • Connelly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hurley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Ewen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rhinecliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sawkill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sawkill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
  • Saint Remy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Remy is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Remy
  • Rhinebeck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barrytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Whiteport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiteport is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
    • High Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • High Woods is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
    • Creeklocks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks

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

Newspapers Published in Lincoln 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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln Park, 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 Lincoln Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Lincoln Park:

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 Lincoln Park, 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- Lincoln Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.