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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 Palisades (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 Palisades. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Rockland County     (The home county of Palisades)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Tappan
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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>
    • Piermont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Orangeburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Nyack
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Blauvelt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nyack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Central Nyack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pearl River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <2>
    • West Nyack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Upper Nyack
      (7 miles [11.3 km] 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
    • Bardonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nanuet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bronx County
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Manorhaven
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Sands Point
      (15 miles [24.1 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>
    • Baxter Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Kings Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Washington North
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Port Washington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Atlantic Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Glen Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Great Neck Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (17 miles [27.4 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>
    • Harbor Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
      • Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
    • Plandome Manor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plandome Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plandome Manor
      • Plandome Manor is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Plandome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Inwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Washington Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Delano Village
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Morningside Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Park West Village
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Village
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hell's Kitchen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • East Village
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Peter Cooper Village
      (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Orange County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Continental Village
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Glenclyffe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Garrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mahopac
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Mahopac Mines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tompkins Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cold Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Crafts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 Palisades to Crafts
    • Nelsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Brewster
      (30 miles [48.3 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
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • New Brighton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Port Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
      • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
    • Graniteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westerleigh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Town Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
      • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
    • Staten Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Lloyd Harbor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Eatons Neck
      (27 miles [43.5 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Asharoken
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Huntington Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • West Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • South Huntington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
      • South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
    • Greenlawn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Melville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Dobbs Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Ferry
      • Dobbs Ferry is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobbs Ferry <2>
    • Irvington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <2>
    • Hastings-on-Hudson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ardsley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodlands
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
      • Woodlands is located in Westchester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodlands
      • From Palisades to Woodlands
    • Greenville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Westchester County
    • Elmsford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsford
      • Elmsford is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmsford <2>
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarrytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yonkers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bryn Mawr Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Westchester County
    • Bronxville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Saint Josephs Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • River Vale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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)
    • Park Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 Palisades to Park Ridge
    • Englewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • West Englewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Teaneck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ho-Ho-Kus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Linwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Fort Lee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
      • Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Lee
      • From Palisades to Fort Lee
    • Hackensack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochelle Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Essex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Brookdale
      (18 miles [29 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 Palisades to Brookdale
    • Montclair Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Nutley
      (18 miles [29 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)
    • Belleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 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)
    • Meadow Village
      (19 miles [30.6 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)
    • Upper Montclair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Montclair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Verona
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Orange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Park Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Village
      • Elm Park Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Guttenberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • North Bergen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • West New York
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Secaucus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Weehawken
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kearny
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jersey City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Communipaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Harrison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayonne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Morris County (NJ)
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Paterson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Athenia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Passaic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Borough of Woodland Park
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • The Village at Little Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 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)
    • Little Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Singac
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Palisades to Singac
    • Haskell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wayne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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)
    • Macopin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • West Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 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)
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • Highland Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 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)
  • Union County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisades, with the one closest to Palisades listed first.
    • Hillside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Elizabeth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
      • Elmora is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmora
      • From Palisades to Elmora

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

Cemeteries Near Palisades ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palisades.

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

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

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 Palisades had a population of 397 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sparkill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Tappan
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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>
  • Piermont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Mount Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
  • Hastings-on-Hudson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dobbs Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Ferry
    • Dobbs Ferry is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobbs Ferry <2>
  • Irvington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <2>
  • Chauncey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey is located in Westchester County
  • Ardsley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Orangeburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand View-on-Hudson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Westchester County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Nepperhan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nepperhan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepperhan
      • Nepperhan is located in Westchester County
    • Woodlands
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
      • Woodlands is located in Westchester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodlands
      • From Palisades to Woodlands
    • Blauvelt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Palisades ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palisades.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palisades, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palisades.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Palisades:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palisades. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Palisades, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palisades) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palisades. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0113, Longitude: -73.9134    









 

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