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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 Modena Gardens (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 Modena Gardens. 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 Modena Gardens ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Modena Gardens: Modena Gdns. (or less commonly used: Modena Gardns., Modena Grdens. or Modena Grdns.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Modena Gardens is located in Ulster 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 Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Modena Gardens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Modena Gardens, with the one closest to Modena Gardens listed first.
    • Modena
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sylva
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sylva is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • New Hurley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
    • Gardiner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ardonia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ardonia is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
    • Plattekill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clintondale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallkill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruynswick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Rutsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • New Paltz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dwaarkill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Modena Gardens, with the one closest to Modena Gardens listed first.
    • Crown Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Poughkeepsie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Spackenkill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Hughsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wappingers Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Red Oaks Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
    • Beacon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <1>
    • Beacon Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
    • Glenham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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 Modena Gardens, with the one closest to Modena Gardens listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Saint Andrew
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Walden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Cronomer Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Gardnertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Balmville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
    • Pine Bush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Britain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Little Britain is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Newburgh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Searsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Modena Gardens, with the one closest to Modena Gardens listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Garrison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenclyffe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
    • Farmers Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Tompkins Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
    • Adams Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
    • Continental Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Mahopac Mines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
    • Putnam Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Carmel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
    • Mahopac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Modena Gardens, with the one closest to Modena Gardens listed first.
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
    • Stony Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Thiells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Modena Gardens, with the one closest to Modena Gardens listed first.
    • Bloomingburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Summitville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wurtsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Woodridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Glen Wild
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Rock Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbourne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • South Fallsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Modena Gardens, with the one closest to Modena Gardens listed first.
    • Lake Mohegan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
    • Peekskill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buchanan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Crompond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Shrub Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Verplanck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Granite Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shenorock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorktown is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Crugers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Modena Gardens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Modena Gardens.

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 Modena Gardens - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Hurley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Modena Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dubois Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mulford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Plattekill Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plattekill Valley Community Grounds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Plattekill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rossville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bruynswick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Relyea Ground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...

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.<4>

While we didn't find Modena Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Modena Gardens.

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

  • New Hurley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
  • Sylva
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sylva is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
  • Modena
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gardiner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ardonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ardonia is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
  • Forest Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Glen is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Wallkill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Elmo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Clintondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Andrew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
  • Leptondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Leptondale is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
  • Libertyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Libertyville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bruynswick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Walden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Walden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • East Walden is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walden

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

Newspapers Published in Modena Gardens ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Modena Gardens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Modena Gardens, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Modena Gardens.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Modena Gardens:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Modena Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Modena Gardens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.