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 Salem (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 Salem. 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 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.
New Salem is located in Ulster 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 Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near New Salem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Salem:
- Ulster County (The home county of New Salem)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Connelly
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Port Ewen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creeklocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Whiteport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Ponck Hockie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Hurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lefever Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- East Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Rifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Binnewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Elizaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Silvernails
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- North Germantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Burden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- West Taghkanic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Ancram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Ancramdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Churchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Taghkanic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Copake Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Rhinecliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rhinebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Staatsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Hyde Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Red Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Haviland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Salt Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Platte Clove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Palenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haines Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Tannersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Catskill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Cairo Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Jefferson Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Hunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Round Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spruceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- South Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Leptondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Cronomer Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Saint Andrew
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Balmville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Orange Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Walden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Bush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Newburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- New Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Little Britain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Grahamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Claryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Lakeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Salem, see our County-by-County Page for New Salem.
Cemeteries Near New Salem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Salem.
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 Salem - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Salem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Montrepose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wiltwyck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lefever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Peter's Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinebeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Pine Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coxing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ascension Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 New Salem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Salem.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Saint Remy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint Remy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Remy
- Connelly
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilbur
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Whiteport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Creeklocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Port Ewen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lefever Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Ulster Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinecliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Binnewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rosendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Cottekill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Salem. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Salem.
Newspapers Published in New Salem ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Salem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Salem, 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 Salem.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 New Salem:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Sullivan 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 Salem, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Salem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |