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 Rombout Ridge (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 Rombout Ridge. 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 Rombout Ridge ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rombout Ridge: Rombout Rdg. (or less commonly used: Rombout Rdge. or Rombout Ridg.)
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 hospitals and 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.
Rombout Ridge is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Rombout Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rombout Ridge:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Rombout Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Red Oaks Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
- Manchester Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noxon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Noxon is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
- Spackenkill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Freedom Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
- Poughkeepsie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Hillside Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
- Crown Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Lagrangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Arthursburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Silvernails
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Elizaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ancramdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ancram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Balmville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Cronomer Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Gardnertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Leptondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Newburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- New Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Cornwall Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Vails Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Farmers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Nelsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Tompkins Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Towners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Garrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mahopac Mines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Glenclyffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Crafts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Dykemans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Adams Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Clintondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ardonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Plutarch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Plattekill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Esopus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Paltz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Modena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Heritage Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Jefferson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lake Mohegan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Shenorock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shrub Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lincolndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Somers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crompond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peekskill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Buchanan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goldens Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Sherman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- New Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Brookfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Danbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Bulls Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Gaylordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- East Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kent
- Lanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- New Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Candlewood Lake Club
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rombout Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Rombout Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Rombout Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rombout Ridge.
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 Rombout Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rombout Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- LaGrange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Van Dyne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Poughkeepsie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1432561 <2>
- Beth-El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Temple Beth-El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hicksite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middlebush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Ferris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Rombout Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rombout Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rombout Ridge, with the one closest to Rombout Ridge listed first.
- Manchester Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
- New Hackensack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Hackensack is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hackensack
- Noxon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Noxon is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
- Poughkeepsie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishkill Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fishkill Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Plains
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stoneco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneco is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneco
- Wappingers Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arthursburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Lagrangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Billings
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rombout Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rombout Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Rombout Ridge ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rombout Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rombout Ridge, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rombout Ridge.
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 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 Rombout Ridge:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Litchfield 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rombout Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rombout Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |