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 Mount Riga (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 Mount Riga. 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 Mount Riga ...
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 Mount Riga: Mt. Riga
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Riga. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Riga.
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 southwest 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 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.
Mount Riga is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Riga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Riga:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Mount Riga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Irondale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Millerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spencer Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spencer Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Corners
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pine Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Leedsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leedsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedsville
- Amenia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Amenia Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia Union
- Jackson Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Bangall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Ancramdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weed Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Copake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ancram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copake Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silvernails
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Copake Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Craryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Taghkanic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Taghkanic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Elizaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Catskill
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Kiskatom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Leeds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coxsackie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- South Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Glasco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Malden
(22 miles [35.4 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
- East Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Saugerties
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Katrine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mount Marion Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Mount Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ponck Hockie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Port Ewen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Esopus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- West Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Ore Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Taconic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Lime Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Falls Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Mount Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ashley Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Gomorrah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Egremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- South Egremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Egremont Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- North Egremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Great Barrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Mill River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- New Marlborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Tolland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- West Granville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- North Blandford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Riga, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Riga.
Cemeteries Near Mount Riga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Riga.
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 Mount Riga - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Riga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Irondale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapinville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ancram Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ancram Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Square Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield Burying Grounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Hunt Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Copake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Riga had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Riga, with the one closest to Mount Riga listed first.
- Irondale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Millerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ore Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alander is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alander
- Boston Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boston Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Weed Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Shekomeko
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shekomeko is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shekomeko
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Copake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sharon Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sharon Station is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Station
- Sharon Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sharon Valley is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Valley
- Lime Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Riga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Riga.
Newspapers Published in Mount Riga ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Riga.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Riga, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Riga.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mount Riga:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Ulster County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire County
- Hampden 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Riga) 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 Mount Riga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |