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 New Hackensack (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 Hackensack. 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 southeast 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 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.
New Hackensack is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near New Hackensack. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Hackensack:
- Dutchess County (The home county of New Hackensack)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Myers Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Red Oaks Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
- Wappingers Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
- Noxon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noxon is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
- Spackenkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Crown Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Manchester Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
- Hopewell Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hughsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arthursburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Silvernails
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Elizaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ancramdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Balmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Newburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Gardnertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- New Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leptondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Orange Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Cornwall Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Firthcliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Vails Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Farmers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Nelsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Cold Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Lake Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mahopac Mines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Towners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glenclyffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Adams Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Crafts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Dykemans
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haverstraw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clintondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Plattekill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ardonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Modena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- New Paltz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plutarch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Esopus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Jefferson Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shrub Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shenorock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Crompond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lincolndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Somers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peekskill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorktown Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goldens Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Sherman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- New Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Bulls Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Gaylordsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Candlewood Lake Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- New Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Northville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- East Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kent
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Hackensack, see our County-by-County Page for New Hackensack.
Cemeteries Near New Hackensack ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Hackensack.
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 New Hackensack - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Hackensack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Van Dyne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Middlebush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Van Wyck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
- Hopewell Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138926 <2>
- LaGrange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fishkill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rombout Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnsville Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Hackensack had a population of 114 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Hackensack, with the one closest to New Hackensack listed first.
- Wappingers Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fishkill Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
- Noxon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noxon is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
- New Hamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Hughsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
- Stoneco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stoneco is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneco
- Marlboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Poughkeepsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arthursburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Lagrangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freedom Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Hackensack. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Hackensack.
Newspapers Published in New Hackensack ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hackensack.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Hackensack, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Hackensack.
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 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 Hackensack:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield 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 New Hackensack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Hackensack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |