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 Manitou (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 Manitou. 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.
Manitou 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 Manitou. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manitou:
- Putnam County (The home county of Manitou)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Glenclyffe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Continental Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Garrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Putnam Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Tompkins Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Mahopac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crafts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Farmers Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Lake Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Bronx County
- Riverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Beacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Groveville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Glenham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fishkill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Wiccopee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Shenandoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Hughsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Fishkill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Wappingers Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Myers Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Hopewell Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Fort Montgomery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Mountainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Firthcliffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orrs Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- West Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Central Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harriman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Haverstraw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Congers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- New City Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New Hempstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- New Square
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Wesley Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Sullivan County
- Bloomingburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Marlboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sylva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Wallkill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Hurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Ardonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Modena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Clintondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bruynswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Dwaarkill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Verplanck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crompond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shrub Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crugers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Jefferson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Yorktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Croton-on-Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Banksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- High Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Ball Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- Ridgefield
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Ridgefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Glenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- North Stamford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
- Riverbank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 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 Canaan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Canaan is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Candlewood Lake Club
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Mahwah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Park Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Saint Josephs Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- West Norwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- River Vale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Ackermans Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Campgaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Wyckoff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Ridgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Wortendyke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Radburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radburn
- Rochelle Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Park
- Morris County (NJ)
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- West Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Haskell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Macopin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Paterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Highland Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Vernon Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manitou, see our County-by-County Page for Manitou.
Cemeteries Near Manitou ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manitou.
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 Manitou - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manitou covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Graymoor Society of the Atonement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peacedale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- June Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Rose Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beverly Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Manitou in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manitou.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manitou, with the one closest to Manitou listed first.
- Fort Montgomery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Putnam Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tomkins Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Verplanck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 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 Manitou. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manitou.
Newspapers Published in Manitou ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manitou.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manitou, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manitou.
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 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 Manitou:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield County
- Bergen County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex 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 Manitou, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manitou) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |