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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 Manorton (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 Manorton. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Manorton is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Manorton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manorton, with the one closest to Manorton listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Burden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Glenco Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • West Taghkanic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Germantown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Germantown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
    • Churchtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Taghkanic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Silvernails
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Ancram
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hollowville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manorton, with the one closest to Manorton listed first.
    • Aquetuck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
    • Alcove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Coeymans Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Coeymans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ravena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • South Westerlo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • Dormansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
    • Medusa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Selkirk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • South Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
    • Cooksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manorton, with the one closest to Manorton listed first.
    • Upper Red Hook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Jackson Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
    • Tivoli
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Ross
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
    • Cruger Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Red Hook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Milan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Pine Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethel is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Rhinebeck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rhinecliff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manorton, with the one closest to Manorton listed first.
    • Catskill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Catskill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Jefferson Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
    • Athens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kiskatom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
    • Leeds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Palenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • South Cairo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
    • Platte Clove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Haines Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Round Top
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rensselaer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manorton, with the one closest to Manorton listed first.
    • Schodack Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Castleton-on-Hudson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Nassau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manorton, with the one closest to Manorton listed first.
    • Malden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Malden is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden has also been known as:
      • Malden-on-Hudson
    • Saugerties
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Glasco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Marion Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
    • Mount Marion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Quarryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • East Kingston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Kingston is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
    • Lake Katrine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • High Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • High Woods is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
    • Jockey Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
    • Lincoln Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manorton, with the one closest to Manorton listed first.
    • Ore Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
    • Salisbury
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Taconic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lakeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Sharon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Amesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
    • Wangum Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
    • Lime Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
    • Canaan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Falls Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manorton, with the one closest to Manorton listed first.
    • Mount Washington
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Egremont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • North Egremont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
    • Egremont Plain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • South Egremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
    • Sheffield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
    • Alford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Ashley Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
    • Great Barrington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
    • Housatonic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
    • Van Deusenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
    • Rockdale Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills

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

Cemeteries Near Manorton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manorton.

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 Manorton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clermont Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Elizaville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elizaville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elizaville.
    • The Elizaville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coons Cemetery
    • Elizaville UMC Cemetery
    • Pleasantvale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #529874 <2>
  • Viewmont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Church of Nativity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Germantown Reformed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston Reformed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheriot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bard College Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (280 more) ...
    • Shookville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Teats Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 in 1895, Manorton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Clermont
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Snyderville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Snyderville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyderville
  • Blue Store
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Blue Store is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
  • Elizaville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Nevis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nevis is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevis
  • Livingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Upper Red Hook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
  • Burden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Burden is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
  • West Taghkanic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
  • Glenco Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
  • Cokertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cokertown is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokertown
  • Jackson Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Linlithgo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Linlithgo is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linlithgo
    • North Germantown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Germantown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Manorton ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manorton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manorton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manorton.

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 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 Manorton:

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 Manorton, 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 from Point A (ie- Manorton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.