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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 Northeast (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 Northeast. 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.

Northeast 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 Northeast. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northeast:

  • Dutchess County     (The home county of Northeast)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northeast, with the one closest to Northeast listed first.
    • Smithfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithfield is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Millerton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Irondale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Irondale is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Spencer Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spencer Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Corners
    • Bethel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethel is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Amenia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Leedsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Leedsville is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedsville
    • Pine Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lithgow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lithgow is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithgow
    • Wassaic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Amenia Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia Union
    • Bangall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanfordville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northeast, with the one closest to Northeast listed first.
    • Ancramdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ancram
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Silvernails
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Weed Mines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
    • Copake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
    • Copake Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elizaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Copake Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
    • Taghkanic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • West Taghkanic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Craryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Glenco Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northeast, with the one closest to Northeast listed first.
    • Catskill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Catskill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Athens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
    • Kiskatom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
    • Leeds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Palenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • Platte Clove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northeast, with the one closest to Northeast listed first.
    • Patterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Farmers Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Towners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Towners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northeast, with the one closest to Northeast listed first.
    • East Kingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • East Kingston is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
    • Ponck Hockie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
    • Glasco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Connelly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Esopus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Port Ewen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Malden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Malden is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden has also been known as:
      • Malden-on-Hudson
    • Saugerties
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Katrine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Mount Marion Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
    • Mount Marion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northeast, with the one closest to Northeast listed first.
    • Sherman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
    • Sherman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • New Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
  • Hartford County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northeast, with the one closest to Northeast listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northeast, with the one closest to Northeast listed first.
    • Ore Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
    • Sharon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
    • Lime Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
    • Salisbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
    • Salisbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellsworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Amesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
    • Falls Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • West Cornwall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Taconic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northeast, with the one closest to Northeast listed first.
    • Mount Washington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Ashley Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
    • Clayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Sheffield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
    • Gomorrah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
    • Egremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • South Egremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
    • Egremont Plain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • North Egremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
    • Mill River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
    • Great Barrington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
    • Southfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
    • New Marlborough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • Tolland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people

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

Cemeteries Near Northeast ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northeast.

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

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

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

  • Bryan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • The Square Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Smithfield Burying Grounds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Irondale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Amenia Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolland District Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Amenia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stanford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
    • The Stanford Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Standfordville United Church of Christ Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66374 <2>
  • Ancram Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (270 more) ...
    • Ellsworth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Street Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ancram Old Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Shekomeko
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shekomeko is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shekomeko
  • Smithfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithfield is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Sharon Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon Station is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Station
  • Millerton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Amenia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Leedsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leedsville is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedsville
  • Sharon Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon Valley is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Valley
  • Irondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Irondale is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Sharon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ore Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
  • Attlebury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Attlebury is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attlebury
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stissing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stissing is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stissing
    • Lithgow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lithgow is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithgow
    • Mount Riga
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Riga is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Riga

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

Newspapers Published in Northeast ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northeast.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northeast, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northeast.

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 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 Northeast:

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 Northeast, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northeast) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.