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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 Mount Tremper (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 Tremper. 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 Tremper ...

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 Mount Tremper: Mt. Tremper

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 Tremper 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 Mount Tremper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Tremper:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Mount Tremper)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tremper, with the one closest to Mount Tremper listed first.
    • Boiceville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Willow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Phoenicia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Shokan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Shokan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bearsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shady
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Ashokan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
    • Glenford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brodhead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Shandaken
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Olivebridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tremper, with the one closest to Mount Tremper listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Potter Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Preston Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Medusa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • South Westerlo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tremper, with the one closest to Mount Tremper listed first.
    • Germantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North Germantown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Burden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Elizaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Glenco Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • West Taghkanic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Hudson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Churchtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Greenport Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
    • Silvernails
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
    • Lorenz Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tremper, with the one closest to Mount Tremper listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Denver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Halcottsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Margaretville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Kingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Grand Gorge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Bovina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Andes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bovina Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tremper, with the one closest to Mount Tremper listed first.
    • Cruger Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Tivoli
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rhinecliff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rhinebeck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Red Hook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Staatsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Wurtemburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Milan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Hyde Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tremper, with the one closest to Mount Tremper listed first.
    • Spruceton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Platte Clove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Hunter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tannersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Kill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewett Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Haines Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jewett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Palenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooksburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • Windham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tremper, with the one closest to Mount Tremper listed first.
    • Manorkill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • West Conesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Bates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Broome Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • Livingstonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • North Blenheim
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Tremper, with the one closest to Mount Tremper listed first.
    • Claryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Curry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Neversink
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowemoc
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Aden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Debruce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • Woodbourne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Divine Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Lew Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Woodridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Tremper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Tremper.

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

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

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

  • Hudler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Van Kleeck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Longyear Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lanesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shandaken Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tongore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Krumville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Spruceton Methodist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Palentown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (247 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 Mount Tremper in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Tremper.

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

  • Longyear
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Longyear is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longyear
  • Cold Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cold Brook is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
  • Boiceville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woodland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodland is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Phoenicia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Shokan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
  • Shokan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lanesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bearsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Allaben
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Allaben is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaben
  • Brodhead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Tremper ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Tremper.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Tremper, 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 Tremper.

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 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 Mount Tremper:

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' (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- Mount Tremper) 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 Tremper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.