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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 Nyack (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 Nyack. 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 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.

Nyack is located in Rockland 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 Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.

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

  • Rockland County     (The home county of Nyack)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • South Nyack
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Upper Nyack
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
      • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Central Nyack
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Valley Cottage
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Blauvelt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Nyack
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
      • West Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • Piermont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
      • Piermont is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <2>
    • Orangeburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bardonia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Congers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congers
      • Congers is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congers <2>
    • Germonds
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germonds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
      • Germonds is located in Rockland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Germonds
      • From Nyack to Germonds
    • Nanuet
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bronx County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Riverdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Eastchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Williams Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bronx
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Concourse Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concourse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
      • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
    • Locust Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Throggs Neck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Beacon Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Beacon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Glenham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Groveville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
      • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Groveville
      • From Nyack to Groveville
    • Fishkill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishkill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill
      • Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishkill <2>
    • Shenandoah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shenandoah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shenandoah
      • From Nyack to Shenandoah
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Kings County
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Sands Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sands Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
      • Sands Point is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sands Point <2>
    • Manorhaven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorhaven
      • Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
    • Port Washington North
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington North
      • Port Washington North is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
    • Baxter Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Estates
      • Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
    • Glen Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lattingtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lattingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattingtown
      • Lattingtown is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
    • Port Washington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sea Cliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
      • Sea Cliff is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Cliff <2>
    • Bayville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Atlantic Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlantic Beach
      • East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County
    • Great Neck Gardens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Gardens
      • Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
    • Great Neck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
      • Great Neck is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Neck <2>
  • New York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Inwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Washington Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Delano Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
      • Delano Village is located in New York County
    • Harlem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Morningside Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Park West Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
      • Park West Village is located in New York County
    • Manhattan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
      • Seneca Village is located in New York County
    • Yorkville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hell's Kitchen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Peter Cooper Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
      • Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
    • East Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in New York County
    • Greenwich Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Tuxedo Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
      • Tuxedo Park is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo Park <2>
    • Fort Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Highland Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
      • Highland Falls is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <2>
    • Central Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harriman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
      • Harriman is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <2>
    • West Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
    • Highland Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
      • Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <2>
    • Kiryas Joel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Palm Tree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodbury
      • From Nyack to Woodbury
    • Sterling Forest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Continental Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
    • Putnam Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Valley
      • Putnam Valley is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam Valley <2>
    • Adams Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Glenclyffe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Garrison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mahopac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahopac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac
      • Mahopac is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahopac <2>
    • Cold Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mahopac Mines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Tompkins Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Nelsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Crafts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crafts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crafts
      • From Nyack to Crafts
    • Brewster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <2>
    • Peach Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
      • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
  • Queens County
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Lloyd Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
      • Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
    • Cold Spring Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Harbor
      • Cold Spring Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring Harbor <2>
    • Asharoken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asharoken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken
      • Asharoken is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Eatons Neck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eatons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
      • Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County
    • Halesite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesite
      • Halesite is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halesite <2>
    • Huntington Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Bay
      • Huntington Bay is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Bay <2>
    • Huntington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Westchester County
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Glenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Banksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
      • Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Banksville
      • From Nyack to Banksville
    • Belle Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenwich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cos Cob
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Greenwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
    • Riverbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riverbank
      • From Nyack to Riverbank
    • Old Greenwich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • High Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
      • High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • North Stamford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Stamford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
    • Stamford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Glenbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Saint Josephs Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Josephs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
      • Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • West Norwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Park Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Park Ridge
      • From Nyack to Park Ridge
    • River Vale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
      • River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Ho-Ho-Kus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahwah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Englewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Englewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ridgewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wortendyke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Teaneck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wyckoff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Campgaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campgaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
      • Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Campgaw
      • From Nyack to Campgaw
  • Essex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Montclair Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookdale
      • From Nyack to Brookdale
    • Meadow Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
      • Meadow Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Nutley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
      • Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Upper Montclair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Montclair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Verona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Caldwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Orange
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • North Bergen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Guttenberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Secaucus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • West New York
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
      • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
    • Union City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Weehawken
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weehawken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
      • Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Hoboken
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kearny
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jersey City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Harrison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Communipaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bayonne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Morris County (NJ)
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nyack, with the one closest to Nyack listed first.
    • Paterson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Athenia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Passaic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Borough of Woodland Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
      • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
    • Haskell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Little Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
      • Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Little Falls
      • From Nyack to Little Falls
    • The Village at Little Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village at Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village at Little Falls
      • The Village at Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Wayne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Singac
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Singac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
      • Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Singac
      • From Nyack to Singac
    • West Milford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
      • West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Macopin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • Highland Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near Nyack ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nyack.

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

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nyack Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Moor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Temple Israel Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Israel Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Israel Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rockland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sparta Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nanuet True Reformed Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (520 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nyack had a population of 4,111 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nyack had a population of 7,133 people.

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

  • South Nyack
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
    • South Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
  • Upper Nyack
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
    • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
  • Blauvelt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand View-on-Hudson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Valley Cottage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • West Nyack
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
    • West Nyack is located in Rockland County
  • Orangeburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockland Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
    • Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
  • Piermont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
    • Piermont is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <2>
  • Tarrytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bardonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tappan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
      • Tappan is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <2>
    • Sparkill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparkill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkill
      • Sparkill is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparkill <2>
    • Congers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congers
      • Congers is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congers <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nyack ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nyack.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nyack. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nyack and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nyack.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<7> of Nyack.

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 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 Nyack:

The official website for Nyack: www.nyack.org/

The official website for Rockland County: www.co.rockland.ny.us/

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Nyack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Nyack) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nyack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0910, Longitude: -73.9182    









 

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