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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 Mountain Dale (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 Mountain Dale. 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 Mountain Dale ...

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 Mountain Dale: Mtn. Dale

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mountain Dale. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Dale.

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 hospitals and 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.

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Mountain Dale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
    • Woodridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Wild
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbourne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Fallsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Summitville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yankee Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Hurleyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Monticello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Divine Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Bloomingburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
    • Cooks Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Butternut Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
  • Dutchess County
    • Crown Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Orange
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
    • Searsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Paradise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Cuddebackville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Otisville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Washington Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Middletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Scotchtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Middletown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • East Middletown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
    • Finchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Finchville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Mechanicstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
    • Michigan Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
    • Spring Glen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cragsmoor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Ellenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Walker Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Napanoch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Port Ben
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Wawarsing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ulsterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
    • Kerhonkson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwaarkill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • Rutsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Bruynswick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • Colesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
    • Millrift
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
    • Matamoras
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Parkers Glen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
    • Lackawaxen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Masthope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Westcolang
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Dale, with the one closest to Mountain Dale listed first.
    • Damascus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Milanville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville

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

Cemeteries Near Mountain Dale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Dale.

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 Mountain Dale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fallsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rock Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stanton Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fantine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • General Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (187 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mountain Dale had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Glen Wild
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dairyland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dairyland is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
  • Thompsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Rock Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillipsport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Woodbourne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Fallsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Summitville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulster Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ulster Heights is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulster Heights
  • Ellenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Monticello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wurtsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Walker Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Mountain Dale ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Dale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Dale, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain Dale.

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 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 Mountain Dale:

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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Dale) 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 Mountain Dale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.