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 Putnam Lake (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 Putnam Lake. 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 Putnam Lake ...
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 Putnam Lake: Putnam Lk.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Putnam Lake is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Fairfield (CT), Dutchess, Orange, Rockland & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Putnam Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Putnam Lake:
- Putnam County (The home county of Putnam Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- Deforest Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Brewster Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Towners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dykemans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Brewster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Lake Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Crafts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Farmers Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Mahopac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahopac Mines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- Pawling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Pawling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- Green Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Poughquag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stormville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beekman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Shenandoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Dogtail Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
- East Fishkill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Sylvan Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- Clove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Hopewell Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Balmville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Firthcliffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orrs Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Vails Gate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Cornwall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Cornwall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haverstraw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Congers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thiells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Nyack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- Marlboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattekill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ardonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Clintondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- Twin Lakes Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Heritage Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Somers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldens Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolndale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shenorock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boutonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boutonville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
- Cross River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lewisboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shrub Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- Ball Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- Danbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brookfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford County (CT)
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- Candlewood Lake Club
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Lanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
- Gaylordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Merwinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- South Britain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Southbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
- Southbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Southford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Southford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Bowers Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
- Middlebury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
- Middlebury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Bridge is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge
- Seymour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Seymour is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Putnam Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Putnam Lake.
Cemeteries Near Putnam Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Putnam Lake.
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 Putnam Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Putnam Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pembroke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Baptist Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kenosia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter Cemetery (New)
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Main Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Putnam Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Putnam Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Putnam Lake, with the one closest to Putnam Lake listed first.
- Ball Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Towners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Dykemans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Mill Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Plain is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Patterson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Patterson
- Tilly Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tilly Foster is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly Foster
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Ridgebury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Pawling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Salem is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Putnam Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Putnam Lake.
Newspapers Published in Putnam Lake ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Putnam Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Putnam Lake, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Putnam Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Putnam Lake:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven 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 Putnam Lake, 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- Putnam Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |