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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 Poolsburg (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 Poolsburg. 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 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.

Poolsburg is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Poolsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poolsburg, with the one closest to Poolsburg listed first.
    • Kinderhook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Niverville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niverville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niverville
      • Niverville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niverville <1>
    • Valatie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chatham Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatham Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
      • Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
    • Riders Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riders Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
      • Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
    • Rock City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Columbia County
    • Stottville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chatham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <1>
    • Ghent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
      • Ghent is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <1>
    • Lorenz Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenz Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
    • Moorhouse Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
      • Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
    • New Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
      • New Concord is located in Columbia County
    • Hudson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poolsburg, with the one closest to Poolsburg listed first.
    • Coeymans
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Aquetuck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
      • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
    • Ravena
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Selkirk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Coeymans Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Beckers Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
      • Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
    • South Bethlehem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
      • South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
    • Alcove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bethlehem Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
      • Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
    • Glenmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Feura Bush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dormansville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
    • Clarksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poolsburg, with the one closest to Poolsburg listed first.
    • Tivoli
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
      • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <1>
    • Jackson Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
    • Upper Red Hook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
    • Cruger Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
    • Mount Ross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
      • Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
    • Red Hook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poolsburg, with the one closest to Poolsburg listed first.
    • Coxsackie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Medway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Medway is located in Greene County
    • Surprise
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Athens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gayhead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
      • Gayhead is located in Greene County
    • Greenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cairo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
    • Leeds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
    • South Cairo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
      • South Cairo is located in Greene County
    • Woodstock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Greene County
    • Jefferson Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
    • Norton Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
      • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
    • Cairo Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cairo Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
  • Rensselaer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poolsburg, with the one closest to Poolsburg listed first.
    • Schodack Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Castleton-on-Hudson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
      • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <1>
    • Nassau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nassau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
      • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
    • Schodack Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
      • Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
    • East Greenbush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenbush
      • East Greenbush is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenbush <1>
    • East Schodack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton Manor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
      • Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
    • Brainard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Couse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
      • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
    • Luther
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
    • Rensselaer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <1>
    • Best
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
      • Best is located in Rensselaer County
    • East Nassau
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Nassau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
      • East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poolsburg, with the one closest to Poolsburg listed first.
    • Waterford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Halfmoon Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
      • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
    • Halfmoon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Clifton Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park
      • Clifton Park is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Park <1>
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poolsburg, with the one closest to Poolsburg listed first.
    • Niskayuna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rotterdam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotterdam
      • Rotterdam is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotterdam <1>
    • Schenectady
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Duane Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
    • Princetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
    • Scotia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <1>
    • Alplaus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Aqueduct
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
      • Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
    • Duanesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
    • East Glenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
      • East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
    • Delanson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rynex Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
      • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poolsburg, with the one closest to Poolsburg listed first.
    • Bates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
    • Livingstonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
    • Franklinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
    • Gallupville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Manorkill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Broome Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Middleburgh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poolsburg, with the one closest to Poolsburg listed first.
    • Malden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Ulster County
      • Malden has also been known as:
      • Malden-on-Hudson
    • Quarryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
    • Saugerties
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Glasco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mount Marion Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
      • Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
    • Mount Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daisy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Ulster County
    • High Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
      • High Woods is located in Ulster County
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poolsburg, with the one closest to Poolsburg listed first.
    • Richmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
    • West Stockbridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
      • West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
    • Shaker Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Stevens Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
      • Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Alford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Rockdale Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
      • Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • North Egremont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Hancock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hancock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Glendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Housatonic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
      • Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Lenox
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
    • Egremont Plain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egremont Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
      • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Egremont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
      • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people

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

Cemeteries Near Poolsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poolsburg.

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

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

  • Van Zandt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Zandt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Zandt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Requea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Requea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Requea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
    • The St. Patrick's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66143 <4>
  • Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64729 <4>
  • Chestnut Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lish Homestead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lish Homestead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lish Homestead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Firwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Firwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Firwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mull Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mull Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the west of Coeymans Hollow.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65391 <4>
  • Coxsackie Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coxsackie Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coxsackie Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Valatie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valatie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valatie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Waldron Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Waldron Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the south of Ravena.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66626 <4>

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>

While we didn't find Poolsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poolsburg.

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

  • New Baltimore
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
    • New Baltimore is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <1>
  • Coeymans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Schodack Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stuyvesant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuyvesant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant
    • Stuyvesant is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuyvesant <1>
  • Muitzes Kill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muitzes Kill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muitzes Kill
    • Muitzes Kill is located in Rensselaer County
  • Aquetuck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
    • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
  • Sunnyside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Columbia County
  • Kinderhook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Coxsackie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Coxsackie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Coxsackie
    • West Coxsackie is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Coxsackie <1>
  • Coxsackie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stuyvesant Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuyvesant Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Falls
    • Stuyvesant Falls is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuyvesant Falls <1>
  • Valatie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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    • Niverville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niverville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niverville
      • Niverville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niverville <1>
    • Medway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Medway is located in Greene County
    • Selkirk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Poolsburg ...

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 299 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poolsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poolsburg, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poolsburg.

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

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

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 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.
<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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poolsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poolsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4367, Longitude: -73.7712       In this case, the coordinates for Poolsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Poolsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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