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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 Rhinebeck (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 Rhinebeck. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.

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

  • Dutchess County     (The home county of Rhinebeck)
  • Columbia County
  • Greene County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhinebeck, with the one closest to Rhinebeck listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Balmville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
    • Saint Andrew
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardnertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
    • Orange Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
    • Newburgh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bush
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <1>
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhinebeck, with the one closest to Rhinebeck listed first.
    • East Kingston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Ewen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Connelly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kingston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
    • Lake Katrine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Katrine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Katrine
      • Lake Katrine is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Katrine <1>
    • Hillside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Ulster County
    • Sawkill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sawkill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
      • Sawkill is located in Ulster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sawkill
      • From Rhinebeck to Sawkill
    • Esopus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esopus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esopus
      • Esopus is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esopus <1>
    • Creeklocks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creeklocks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
      • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creeklocks
      • From Rhinebeck to Creeklocks
    • Hurley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Glasco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jockey Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhinebeck, with the one closest to Rhinebeck listed first.
    • Ore Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ore Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
      • Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ore Hill
      • From Rhinebeck to Ore Hill
    • Sharon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Sharon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
    • Ellsworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellsworth
      • From Rhinebeck to Ellsworth
    • Salisbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
    • Salisbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lime Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Taconic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bulls Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Amesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhinebeck, with the one closest to Rhinebeck listed first.
    • Mount Washington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Egremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • South Egremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Ashley Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • North Egremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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)
    • Sheffield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Rhinebeck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhinebeck.

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

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

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 Rhinebeck had a population of 1,649 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rhinebeck had a population of 2,543 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rhinebeck ...

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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhinebeck.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rhinebeck:

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

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

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>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 Rhinebeck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rhinebeck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhinebeck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9270, Longitude: -73.9094    









 

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