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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 Vernon (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 Vernon. 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 Vernon is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of New Vernon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Vernon, with the one closest to New Vernon listed first.
    • Otisville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Middletown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Port Orange
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
    • East Middletown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Middletown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
    • Scotchtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mechanicstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
    • Cuddebackville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Finchville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Finchville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Michigan Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
    • New Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Hampton is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
    • Paradise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Vernon, with the one closest to New Vernon listed first.
    • Beacon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <1>
    • Beacon Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
    • Glenham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Groveville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Crown Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Hughsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Fishkill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wappingers Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Vernon, with the one closest to New Vernon listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nelsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Garrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Glenclyffe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
  • Rockland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Vernon, with the one closest to New Vernon listed first.
    • Sloatsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
    • Ramapo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramapo is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
    • Hillburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Vernon, with the one closest to New Vernon listed first.
    • Bloomingburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wurtsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Yankee Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Summitville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rock Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Wild
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Squirrels Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
    • South Fallsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Vernon, with the one closest to New Vernon listed first.
    • Ulsterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
    • Walker Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Glen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cragsmoor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
    • Crawford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Ellenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dwaarkill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • Rutsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Napanoch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bruynswick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Wallkill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Ben
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • West Milford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Vernon, with the one closest to New Vernon listed first.
    • Colesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
    • Vernon Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
    • Libertyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Highland Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • McCoys Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
    • Roys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
    • Beaver Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
    • Hardistonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
    • Pellettown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
    • Wykertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
    • Armstrong
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Layton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Vernon, with the one closest to New Vernon listed first.
    • Matamoras
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Millrift
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkers Glen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
    • Conashaugh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
    • Lackawaxen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Westcolang
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Masthope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Rowland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near New Vernon ...

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

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 Vernon - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Vernon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • New Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Belle Terre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomingburg Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomington Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinehill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...

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 Vernon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Vernon.

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

  • Howells
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Winterton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Winterton is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterton
  • Otisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Haven is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • Westbrookville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Port Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Port Orange is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Hope is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Middletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wurtsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Circleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cuddebackville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Roses Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Roses Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
    • Scotchtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bullville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bullville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullville

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

Newspapers Published in New Vernon ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Vernon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Vernon, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Vernon.

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 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 New Vernon:

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 Vernon, 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 from Point A (ie- New Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.