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 Mahopac (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 Mahopac. 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 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.
Mahopac is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Fairfield (CT), Dutchess, Orange, Rockland & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Mahopac. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mahopac:
- Putnam County (The home county of Mahopac)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- Crafts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Mahopac Mines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Tompkins Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Adams Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Brewster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Brewster Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Dykemans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Putnam Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peach Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Farmers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Continental Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- Shenandoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- East Fishkill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Wiccopee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Stormville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Fishkill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Pawling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Glenham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Groveville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Beacon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Firthcliffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Newburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orrs Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Vails Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Cornwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haverstraw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Congers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thiells
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- New City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Pomona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Nyack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Valley Cottage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
- Germonds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- Marlboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Plattekill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Ardonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Clintondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Modena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Wallkill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- Shenorock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lincolndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Somers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shrub Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goldens Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Yorktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Yorktown Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crompond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- Ridgefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Ball Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- Danbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Ridgefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- New Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Topstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Topstone is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
- West Redding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Banksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Branchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- Candlewood Lake Club
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- New Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Merwinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- New Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Roxbury Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
- Northville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- South Britain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Southbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
- Southbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bowers Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
- Southford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Southford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- Saint Josephs Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- Mahwah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Park Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- West Norwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- River Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mahopac, see our County-by-County Page for Mahopac.
Cemeteries Near Mahopac ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mahopac.
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 Mahopac - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mahopac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- Methodist Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mahopac Falls Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Free Grave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ivandell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- King David 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 Mahopac in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mahopac.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mahopac, with the one closest to Mahopac listed first.
- Baldwin Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crafts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Mahopac Mines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Jefferson Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Croton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Adams Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Kent Cliffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kent Cliffs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cliffs
- Shrub Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Purdys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tilly Foster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilly Foster is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly Foster
- Yorktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Amawalk
(6 miles [9.7 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 Mahopac. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mahopac.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mahopac ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mahopac.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mahopac. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mahopac and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mahopac.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Mahopac.
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 websites either 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 Mahopac:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven County
- Bergen 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 Mahopac, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mahopac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |