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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 Minisink Ford (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 Minisink Ford. 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.
Name Variations for Minisink Ford ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Minisink Ford: Minisink Frd.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Minisink Ford 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 Minisink Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minisink Ford:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Minisink Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- Barryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yulan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eldred
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tusten
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Pond Eddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Narrowsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cochecton Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smallwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Squirrels Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Cochecton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Falls Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Kauneonga Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mongaup Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- Rock Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Pea Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- Sparrow Bush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Jervis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Huguenot
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cuddebackville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shin Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Port Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Finchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Otisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Middletown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
- Ulster County
- Spring Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- Layton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Wallpack Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Colesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Normanook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Libertyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Crandon Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Wykertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- McCoys Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Pellettown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Roys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Balesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Warren County (NJ)
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Lackawanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- Cortez
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Drinker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Vandling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Wimmers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Carbondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Cobb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Simpson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lehigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Turnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Archbald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jermyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <1>
- Mayfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- Bushkill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountainhome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Coolbaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Paradise Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Parkside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- Lackawaxen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Westcolang
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Rowland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Masthope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Parkers Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Kimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Lords Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Tafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Paupack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millrift
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- Forest City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- Hawley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Boyds Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Laurella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Uswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Honesdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carley Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Seelyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dyberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minisink Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Minisink Ford.
Cemeteries Near Minisink Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minisink Ford.
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 Minisink Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minisink Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- German Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montoza Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tusten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Tuyl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Tuyl Cemetery
- The Van Tuyl Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Van Tuyl Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291890 <2>
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Spey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lava Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Cove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Travis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Lucys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
While we didn't find Minisink Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Minisink Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minisink Ford, with the one closest to Minisink Ford listed first.
- Lackawaxen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Westcolang
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Rowland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shohola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Masthope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Glen Eyre
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Eyre is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eyre
- Parkers Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Tusten
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Shohola Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shohola Falls is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shohola Falls
- Kimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Pond Eddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Eddy is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pond Eddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glen Spey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lava
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lava is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minisink Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minisink Ford.
Newspapers Published in Minisink Ford ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minisink Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minisink Ford, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minisink Ford.
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 Minisink Ford:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Orange County
- Ulster County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Lackawanna County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna 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 Minisink Ford, 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- Minisink Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |