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 Pumpkin Hollow (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 Pumpkin Hollow. 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 Pumpkin Hollow ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pumpkin Hollow: Pumpkin Holw. (or less commonly used: Pumpkin Hlw. or Pumpkin Hllw.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pumpkin Hollow. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pumpkin Hollow.
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 and hospitals 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.
Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Pumpkin Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pumpkin Hollow:
- Columbia County (The home county of Pumpkin Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hollow, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hollow listed first.
- Copake Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Craryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taghkanic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Copake Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Martindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martindale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Ancram
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weed Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- West Taghkanic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Churchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Hollowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenco Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hollow, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hollow listed first.
- Coeymans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aquetuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Ravena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coeymans Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alcove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beckers Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- South Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- South Westerlo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hollow, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hollow listed first.
- Jackson Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Mount Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Pine Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Irondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Spencer Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Corners
- Millerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Red Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Tivoli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cruger Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Red Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hollow, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hollow listed first.
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catskill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Leeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coxsackie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kiskatom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Cairo Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- South Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Palenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cairo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gayhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Medway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Round Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hollow, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hollow listed first.
- Brainard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Schodack Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nassau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Nassau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- East Schodack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Schodack Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Wyomanock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- Hoag Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hollow, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hollow listed first.
- Malden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Glasco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saugerties
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Quarryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Mount Marion Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- East Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Lake Katrine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Ruby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Ponck Hockie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hollow, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hollow listed first.
- Taconic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Wangum Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
- Amesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Canaan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Canaan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Falls Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hollow, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hollow listed first.
- Mount Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Egremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- South Egremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- North Egremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Egremont Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- Alford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Great Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Van Deusenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
- Ashley Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Housatonic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Rockdale Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pumpkin Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Pumpkin Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Pumpkin Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pumpkin Hollow.
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 Pumpkin Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pumpkin Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pumpkin Hollow, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hollow listed first.
- West Copake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Copake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Niver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ancram Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ancram Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crum Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clermont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Pumpkin Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pumpkin Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pumpkin Hollow, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hollow listed first.
- West Copake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Copake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Copake
- Copake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taghkanic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Ancram
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weed Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- West Taghkanic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Martindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martindale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Gallatinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gallatinville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatinville
- Hollowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glenco Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Boston Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Philmont
(8 miles [12.9 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 Pumpkin Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pumpkin Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Pumpkin Hollow ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pumpkin Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pumpkin Hollow, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pumpkin Hollow.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pumpkin Hollow:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Rensselaer County
- Ulster County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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 Pumpkin Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pumpkin Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |