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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 New Concord (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 New Concord. 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.

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 and doctors 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.

New Concord is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.

Below are the counties that are near New Concord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Concord:

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

Cemeteries Near New Concord ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Concord.

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 New Concord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Maples Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Maples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Maples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chatham Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatham Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spencertown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flatbrook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shufelt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shufelt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shufelt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Columbia County Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Ghent Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ghent Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ghent Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Austerlitz Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austerlitz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austerlitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cornwall - Tilden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornwall - Tilden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornwall - Tilden 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Concord had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Chatham
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chatham
    • East Chatham is located in Columbia County
  • Red Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Canaan Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Old Chatham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chatham
    • Old Chatham is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Chatham <2>
  • Chatham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <2>
  • Canaan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chatham Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
    • Rayville is located in Columbia County
  • Spencertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencertown
    • Spencertown is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencertown <2>
  • Flatbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrook
    • Flatbrook is located in Columbia County
  • Malden Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Bridge
    • Malden Bridge is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden Bridge <2>
  • Ghent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
    • Ghent is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <2>
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Riders Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Austerlitz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • State Line
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Berkshire County (MA)

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

Newspapers Published in New Concord ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Concord.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Concord, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Concord.

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 professional and volunteer 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 New Concord:

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

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>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.
<5>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 New Concord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- New Concord) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Concord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3958, Longitude: -73.5263       In this case, the coordinates for New Concord have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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