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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mountain Dale: Mtn. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Mountain Dale is located in Sullivan County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
      • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <2>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summitville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
      • Summitville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summitville <2>
    • Yankee Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
    • Hurleyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
      • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <2>
    • Monticello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Divine Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
    • Butternut Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butternut Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
  • Dutchess County
    • Crown Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Orange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
    • Searsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
    • Paradise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paradise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
    • Cuddebackville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuddebackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuddebackville
      • Cuddebackville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuddebackville <2>
    • Otisville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
      • Otisville is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <2>
    • Washington Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
      • East Middletown is located in Orange County
    • Finchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
      • Finchville is located in Orange County
    • Mechanicstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
      • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napanoch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanoch
      • Napanoch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napanoch <2>
    • Port Ben
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
    • Wawarsing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wawarsing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawarsing
      • Wawarsing is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wawarsing <2>
    • Ulsterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ulsterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
    • Kerhonkson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwaarkill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
    • Rutsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
    • Bruynswick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • Colesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
      • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Matamoras
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
      • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <2>
    • Parkers Glen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Lackawaxen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Masthope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Westcolang
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westcolang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stanton Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fantine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fantine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fantine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • General Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the General Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the General Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Bloomington Rural Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Furman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairyland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
    • Dairyland is located in Ulster County
  • Thompsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
    • Bridgeville is located in Sullivan County
  • Rock Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillipsport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsport
    • Phillipsport is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsport <2>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summitville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
    • Summitville is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summitville <2>
  • Ulster Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulster Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulster Heights
    • Ulster Heights is located in Ulster County
  • Ellenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Monticello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wurtsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
      • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <2>
    • 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]<4>. 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 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 Mountain Dale:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Dale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Mountain Dale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6895, Longitude: -74.5313       In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Dale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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