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 Pearl River (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 Pearl River. 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.
Name Variations for Pearl River ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pearl River: Pearl Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pearl River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pearl River.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pearl River is located in Rockland 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 Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Pearl River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pearl River:
- Rockland County (The home county of Pearl River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Nanuet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blauvelt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orangeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bardonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Germonds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
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- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Rockland County
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- Central Nyack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Airmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Kaser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
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- Williams Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Eastchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
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- Fordham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
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- Bronx
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Concourse Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
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- City Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
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- Throggs Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
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- Locust Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
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- Dutchess County
- Beacon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
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- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Greenpoint
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
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- New York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Kings County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
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- Bushwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County
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- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
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- Marcus Garvey Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
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- Flatbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
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- Bay Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County
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- Nassau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Sands Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
- Port Washington North
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Washington North is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
- Baxter Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- East Atlantic Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County
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- Great Neck Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
- Great Neck Gardens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
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- Great Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
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- Plandome Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plandome Manor is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Port Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Inwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in New York County
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- Washington Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
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- Delano Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
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- Harlem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in New York County
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- Morningside Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
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- East Harlem
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
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- Park West Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
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- Manhattan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
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- Seneca Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
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- Yorkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
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- Hell's Kitchen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
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- Greenwich Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County
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- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Tuxedo Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harriman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Central Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Highland Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kiryas Joel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Palm Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
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- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County
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- Highland Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Continental Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
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- Putnam Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
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- Garrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adams Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Cold Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Mahopac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Mahopac Mines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
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- Crafts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
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- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Astoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Long Island City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beechhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
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- Whitestone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flushing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elmhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County
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- Maspeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- New Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County
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- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County
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- Port Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
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- Stapleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
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- Westerleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
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- Suffolk County
- Lloyd Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Dobbs Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tarrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ardsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pocantico Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Archville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Archville is located in Westchester County
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- Scarborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
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- Elmsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Briarcliff Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Banksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Belle Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cos Cob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Riverbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Old Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- High Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Stamford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Stamford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- River Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- West Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- Saint Josephs Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Mahwah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ridgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Wortendyke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ackermans Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Wyckoff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Radburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Campgaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Montclair Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Brookdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Cedar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Meadow Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Upper Montclair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Nutley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Belleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- North Bergen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Guttenberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Secaucus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- West New York
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Hoboken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Kearny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bergen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Jersey City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Communipaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Montville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Taylortown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Newfoundland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Boonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boonton is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Lyonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Hanover Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Powerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Troy Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- East Hanover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
- Hibernia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Lake Telemark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Paterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Preakness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
- Athenia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Borough of Woodland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Haskell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Passaic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- The Village at Little Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Delawanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawanna
- Little Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Singac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Highland Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Vernon Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Hardistonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Mahola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahola
- Union County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Hillside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elmora is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Union County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pearl River, see our County-by-County Page for Pearl River.
Cemeteries Near Pearl River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearl River.
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 Pearl River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pearl River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pascack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Temple Israel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nanuet True Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nyack Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Westwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Pearl River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pearl River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
- Park Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Nanuet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orangeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blauvelt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
- Bardonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tappan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Germonds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sparkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Piermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pearl River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pearl River.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pearl River ...
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 Pearl River.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pearl River. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pearl River and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pearl River.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> of Pearl River.
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 Pearl River:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rockland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Union 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pearl River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pearl River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |