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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 Loch Sheldrake (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 Loch Sheldrake. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Loch Sheldrake is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Loch Sheldrake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loch Sheldrake, with the one closest to Loch Sheldrake listed first.
    • Divine Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Hurleyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodbourne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • South Fallsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Liberty
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Aden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Neversink
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Woodridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Curry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Grahamsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Parksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loch Sheldrake, with the one closest to Loch Sheldrake listed first.
    • Cooks Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Butternut Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Horton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Horton is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Rock Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Chiloway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
    • Margaretville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Corbett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
    • Gregorytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
    • Pea Brook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
    • Fleischmanns
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Downsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loch Sheldrake, with the one closest to Loch Sheldrake listed first.
    • Paradise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Port Orange
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
    • Cuddebackville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Otisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Searsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Finchville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Finchville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Huguenot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Washington Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Shin Hollow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotchtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loch Sheldrake, with the one closest to Loch Sheldrake listed first.
    • Ellenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Spring Glen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Napanoch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bull Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Port Ben
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Wawarsing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cragsmoor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Walker Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerhonkson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Crawford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Ulsterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loch Sheldrake, with the one closest to Loch Sheldrake listed first.
    • Millrift
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
    • Masthope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Parkers Glen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
    • Westcolang
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Lackawaxen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Matamoras
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Rowland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loch Sheldrake, with the one closest to Loch Sheldrake listed first.
    • Damascus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Milanville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
    • Boyds Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
    • Calkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
    • Laurella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella

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

Cemeteries Near Loch Sheldrake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loch Sheldrake.

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 Loch Sheldrake - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Fallsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Soldiers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • General Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ferndale Synagogue Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Parksville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Soule Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Loch Sheldrake had a population of 169 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Divine Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
  • Hurleyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hasbrouck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hasbrouck is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasbrouck
  • Woodbourne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • South Fallsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bushville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bushville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
  • Neversink
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dairyland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dairyland is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
  • Thompsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grahamsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Curry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Curry is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Parksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Maplewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Maplewood is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Monticello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Loch Sheldrake ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loch Sheldrake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loch Sheldrake, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loch Sheldrake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Loch Sheldrake:

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