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 Pellets Island (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 Pellets Island. 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 Pellets Island ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Pellets Island: Pellets Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Pellets Island, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pellets Island may originally have been Pellet's Island.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pellets Island might be written as Pellet Island.
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.
Pellets Island is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Pellets Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pellets Island:
- Orange County (The home county of Pellets Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- New Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Middletown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
- Mechanicstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Florida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Washington Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Washington Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Kipps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kipps is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps
- Michigan Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Beacon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Glenham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Groveville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Fishkill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hughsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wappingers Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Crown Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Cold Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Nelsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Continental Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Putnam Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Sloatsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Hillburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Pomona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Suffern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Mount Ivy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Thiells
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- New Hempstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Stony Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tallman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wurtsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Summitville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Eddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Woodridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Fallsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Ulsterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Walker Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Spring Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wallkill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Dwaarkill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Rutsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Bruynswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- New Hurley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Ellenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Buchanan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Verplanck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peekskill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crugers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crompond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Lake Mohegan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Croton-on-Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shrub Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Mahwah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Ackermans Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Campgaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Wyckoff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Wortendyke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Park Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Newfoundland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Weldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Hurdtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Lake Telemark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Lyonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Woodport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodport is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Hibernia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Taylortown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- West Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Haskell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Vernon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Highland Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Colesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- McCoys Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Hardistonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Beaver Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Roys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Pellettown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Wykertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Edison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edison is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Matamoras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millrift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Parkers Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Delaware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Lackawaxen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pellets Island, see our County-by-County Page for Pellets Island.
Cemeteries Near Pellets Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pellets Island.
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 Pellets Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pellets Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- Denton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pinehill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgebury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stewartown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old School Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Florida Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wallkill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill 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.<4>
While we didn't find Pellets Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pellets Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pellets Island, with the one closest to Pellets Island listed first.
- New Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Ridgebury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgebury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Slate Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Florida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Wilcox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Kipps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kipps is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Crystal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Run
- Westtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pellets Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pellets Island.
Newspapers Published in Pellets Island ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pellets Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pellets Island, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pellets Island.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pellets Island:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Bergen County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pellets Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pellets Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |