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 Nelson Corners (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 Nelson Corners. 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 Nelson Corners ...
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 Nelson Corners: Nelson Cors.
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 doctors and 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.
Nelson Corners is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Fairfield (CT), Dutchess, Orange, Rockland & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Nelson Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nelson Corners:
- Putnam County (The home county of Nelson Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- Nelsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Garrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenclyffe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Tompkins Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Continental Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Putnam Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Mahopac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Crafts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- Beacon Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Glenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Groveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Beacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fishkill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Wiccopee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Shenandoah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Hughsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Fishkill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Wappingers Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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 Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- West Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fort Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Firthcliffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orrs Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Newburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vails Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Haverstraw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Congers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- New City Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New Hempstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- New Square
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Sullivan County
- Bloomingburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- Marlboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sylva
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Oakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Ardonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- New Hurley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Wallkill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clintondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Modena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- Lake Mohegan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shrub Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crompond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peekskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shenorock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Verplanck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lincolndale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- Ball Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- Danbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- New Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- New Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Danbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Banksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- High Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- Candlewood Lake Club
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Bulls Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Gaylordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- New Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- New Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- Mahwah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Park Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Saint Josephs Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- West Norwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- River Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Ackermans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Wyckoff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Passaic County (NJ)
- West Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nelson Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Nelson Corners.
Cemeteries Near Nelson Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nelson Corners.
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 Nelson Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nelson Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- Cold Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Cold Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peacedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graymoor Society of the Atonement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- King David Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Willow Dell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joachims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Nelson Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nelson Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson Corners, with the one closest to Nelson Corners listed first.
- West Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Cold Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Tompkins Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Dutchess Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Cornwall Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fort Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Groveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Shrub Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nelson Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nelson Corners.
Newspapers Published in Nelson Corners ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nelson Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nelson Corners, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nelson Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Nelson Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield County
- Bergen County
- Passaic 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Nelson Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Nelson Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |