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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Pine Bush (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 Pine Bush. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Pine Bush is located in Ulster County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

Below are the counties that are near Pine Bush. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Bush:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Pine Bush)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Bush, with the one closest to Pine Bush listed first.
    • Kerhonkson
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Accord
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Port Ben
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Wawarsing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Napanoch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyserike
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
    • Kripplebush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
    • Mohonk Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rutsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Ellenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • High Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Bruynswick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
  • Delaware County
    • Fleischmanns
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Bush, with the one closest to Pine Bush listed first.
    • Hyde Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Poughkeepsie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Staatsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rhinecliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Haviland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Crown Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rhinebeck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spackenkill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Manchester Bridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
    • Pleasant Plains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Wappingers Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Bush, with the one closest to Pine Bush listed first.
    • Platte Clove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Spruceton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Hunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tannersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • West Kill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Haines Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Palenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Bush, with the one closest to Pine Bush listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Searsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Walden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Andrew
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Leptondale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Cronomer Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Orange Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Maybrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Gardnertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Michigan Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
    • Scotchtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Balmville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Bush, with the one closest to Pine Bush listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Bush, with the one closest to Pine Bush listed first.
    • Summitville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Woodbourne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Claryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Wild
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Neversink
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Yankee Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • South Fallsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Bush ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Bush.

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 Pine Bush - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Accord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fantine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton - Bar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Palentown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • High Falls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Krumville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Furman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bruynswick Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...
    • Coxing Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dubois Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Kerhonkson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pataukunk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pataukunk is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataukunk
  • Mombaccus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mombaccus is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mombaccus
  • Mettacahonts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mettacahonts is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mettacahonts
  • Wawarsing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Accord
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Napanoch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitfield is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
  • Liebhardt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Liebhardt is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebhardt
  • Tabasco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tabasco is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabasco
  • Kyserike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kyserike is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
  • Kripplebush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lackawack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lackawack is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawack
    • Ellenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Bush ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Bush.

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

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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pine Bush:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Bush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pine Bush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.