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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 Port Jervis (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 Port Jervis. 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 Port Jervis ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Port Jervis: Prt. Jervis

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.

Port Jervis is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).

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

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

Cemeteries Near Port Jervis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Jervis.

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

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

  • Laurel Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Agudath Achim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Seeley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seeley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seeley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Decker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mongaup Lower River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mongaup Lower River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mongaup Lower River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Minisink Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minisink Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minisink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Unionville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unionville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unionville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Travis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hainesville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hainesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hainesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Glen Spey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wantage Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wantage Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wantage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stewartown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewartown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewartown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Port Jervis had a population of 9,327 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Port Jervis had a population of 8,453 people.

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

  • Matamoras
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <1>
  • Tristates
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tristates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristates
    • Tristates is located in Orange County
  • Sparrow Bush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Millrift
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huguenot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Guymard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guymard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guymard
    • Guymard is located in Orange County
  • Mongaup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mongaup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mongaup
    • Mongaup is located in Sullivan County
  • Milford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Godeffroy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godeffroy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godeffroy
    • Godeffroy is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godeffroy <1>
  • Montague
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Sussex County (NJ)
  • Colesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
    • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Colesville
    • From Port Jervis to Colesville
  • Cuddebackville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Roses Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
      • Roses Point is located in Orange County
    • Rosas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosas
      • Rosas is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Unionville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Port Jervis ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Jervis.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Port Jervis. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Port Jervis and those printed in the larger area surrounding Port Jervis.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6> of Port Jervis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Port Jervis:

The official website for Port Jervis: www.portjervisny.org/

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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>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 Port Jervis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Port Jervis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Jervis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3741, Longitude: -74.6879    









 

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