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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 Prattsville (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 Prattsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Prattsville is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of Prattsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Lexington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Kill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jewett Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Jewett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Windham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Spruceton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Brooksburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • Hunter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornwallville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tannersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Potter Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Preston Hollow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Medusa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rensselaerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Westerlo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • South Berne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
    • Westerlo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dormansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
    • Berne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
    • North Germantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Germantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
    • Grand Gorge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Denver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Halcottsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fleischmanns
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • New Kingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • South Kortright
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Harpersfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bovina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Margaretville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
    • Calcutta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Calcutta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
    • Schenevus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Worcester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Decatur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Maryland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Westford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colliersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
    • West Conesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Manorkill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • North Blenheim
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Broome Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • South Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Bates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Breakabeen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Livingstonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Summit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
    • Middleburgh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
    • Lew Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Claryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Willowemoc
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Beaverkill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prattsville, with the one closest to Prattsville listed first.
    • Bushnellsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • Highmount
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shandaken
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Big Indian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Phoenicia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Oliverea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Willow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Ayr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Boiceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Shady
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady

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

Cemeteries Near Prattsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prattsville.

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 Prattsville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pratt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Upper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
    • The Upper Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Huggans - Lutz Cemetery
  • Huggins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rappelea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Huntersfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Little West Kill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Deyo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deyoe Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deyoe Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deyoe Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of West Kill.
    • The Deyoe Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Deyoe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64342 <3>
  • St. Joseph's Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Patrie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (356 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Prattsville had a population of 384 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Red Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
  • West Conesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
  • Grand Gorge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Conesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
  • Gilboa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Roxbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Kill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jewett Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
  • Jewett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Manorkill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Halcott Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Halcott Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcott Center
    • Windham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Gilboa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • South Gilboa is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gilboa

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Prattsville ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prattsville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Prattsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Prattsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Prattsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> of Prattsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Prattsville:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prattsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Prattsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.