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 Pacama (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 Pacama. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pacama 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 Pacama. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pacama:
- Ulster County (The home county of Pacama)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacama, with the one closest to Pacama listed first.
- Atwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Olivebridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ashokan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashokan is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
- Shokan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lomontville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lomontville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomontville
- Brodhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brodhead is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Hurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stony Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
- West Hurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hurley
- Stone Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Binnewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Cottekill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacama, with the one closest to Pacama listed first.
- Germantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Burden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Silvernails
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Glenco Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- West Taghkanic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Ancram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Churchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Greenport Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taghkanic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacama, with the one closest to Pacama listed first.
- Fleischmanns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Margaretville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halcottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacama, with the one closest to Pacama listed first.
- Rhinecliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rhinebeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Staatsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Red Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Tivoli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Rock City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Upper Red Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Haviland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacama, with the one closest to Pacama listed first.
- Platte Clove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Haines Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tannersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Palenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spruceton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Kiskatom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Jewett Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- West Kill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Catskill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacama, with the one closest to Pacama listed first.
- Pine Bush
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Leptondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Walden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Searsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Gardnertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Orange Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Balmville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maybrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacama, with the one closest to Pacama listed first.
- Claryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grahamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Curry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Neversink
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willowemoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
- Aden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Divine Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
- Glen Wild
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Fallsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Debruce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Debruce is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pacama, see our County-by-County Page for Pacama.
Cemeteries Near Pacama ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pacama.
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 Pacama - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pacama covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pacama, with the one closest to Pacama listed first.
- Bush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tongore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Krumville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hurley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lefever Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Falls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coxing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palentown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Benton - Bar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Rosendale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montrepose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wiltwyck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Pacama in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pacama.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pacama, with the one closest to Pacama listed first.
- Olivebridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shokan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Krumville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Krumville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumville
- Marbletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marbletown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Brodhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brodhead is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Stone Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stony Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
- West Hurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hurley
- Glenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kripplebush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
- Cottekill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Binnewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Whiteport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- West Shokan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Shokan is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pacama. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pacama.
Newspapers Published in Pacama ...
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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pacama.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pacama, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pacama.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Pacama:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Sullivan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pacama) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pacama, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |