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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 Palentown (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 Palentown. 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.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Palentown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palentown, with the one closest to Palentown listed first.
    • Brodhead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • West Shokan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Olivebridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bull Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Kripplebush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
    • Kerhonkson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Atwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Atwood is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Shokan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wawarsing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Accord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Boiceville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ashokan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palentown, with the one closest to Palentown listed first.
    • Germantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Germantown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palentown, with the one closest to Palentown listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Margaretville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Denver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Halcottsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Kingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Roxbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palentown, with the one closest to Palentown listed first.
    • Rhinecliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Staatsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rhinebeck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Haviland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Pleasant Plains
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Wurtemburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Cruger Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Red Hook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tivoli
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Poughkeepsie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palentown, with the one closest to Palentown listed first.
    • Spruceton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Platte Clove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Hunter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • West Kill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Tannersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewett Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Haines Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Palenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Kiskatom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
    • Brooksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palentown, with the one closest to Palentown listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Searsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Walden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Saint Andrew
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Montgomery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Leptondale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Cronomer Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Orange Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Maybrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Scotchtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Gardnertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Balmville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palentown, with the one closest to Palentown listed first.
    • Grahamsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Claryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Neversink
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodbourne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Summitville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Aden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Divine Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Willowemoc
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • South Fallsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Debruce
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Palentown, see our County-by-County Page for Palentown.

Cemeteries Near Palentown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palentown.

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

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

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

  • Palentown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Krumville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tongore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Furman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Accord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Benton - Bar Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • High Falls Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Fantine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Van Kleeck Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hudler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Samsonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tabasco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tabasco is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabasco
  • Liebhardt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Liebhardt is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebhardt
  • Mombaccus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mombaccus is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mombaccus
  • Krumville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Krumville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumville
  • Mettacahonts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mettacahonts is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mettacahonts
  • Brodhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Pataukunk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pataukunk is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataukunk
  • Whitfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitfield is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
  • Olivebridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Shokan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
  • Bull Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kerhonkson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kripplebush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
    • Sundown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Palentown ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palentown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palentown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palentown.

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 Palentown:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Palentown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Palentown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.