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 Loomis (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 Loomis. 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.
Loomis 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 Loomis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loomis:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Loomis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Briscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Youngsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Divine Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
- Morsston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morsston is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
- Aden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kauneonga Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hurleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Cooks Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
- Butternut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Horton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Rock Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Chiloway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chiloway is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
- Pea Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Corbett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corbett is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Gregorytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
- Peakville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
- Arena ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arena is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Downsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shinhopple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Paradise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Cuddebackville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Otisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sparrow Bush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Finchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Shin Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Pine Bush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Port Jervis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Searsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Washington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Bull Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Ellenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Napanoch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belle Ayr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
- Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Branch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Cragsmoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Port Ben
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Port Ben is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
- Wawarsing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Walker Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oliverea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Masthope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Westcolang
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Lackawaxen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Rowland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millrift
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Kimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Matamoras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Boyds Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Calkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Laurella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Siko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
- Carley Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Dyberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
- High Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
- Tanners Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
- Honesdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loomis, see our County-by-County Page for Loomis.
Cemeteries Near Loomis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loomis.
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 Loomis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loomis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Soldiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Soule Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ferndale Synagogue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fayerweather Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Keuren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Youngsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Loomis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loomis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loomis, with the one closest to Loomis listed first.
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Briscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Youngsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bushville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Loch Sheldrake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Divine Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
- Livingston Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hurleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mongaup Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hasbrouck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hasbrouck is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasbrouck
- Debruce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Debruce is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loomis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loomis.
Newspapers Published in Loomis ...
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 Loomis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loomis, 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 Loomis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Loomis:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Orange County
- Ulster County
- Pike County
- Wayne 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 Loomis, 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- Loomis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |