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 Rondout (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 Rondout. 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.
Rondout is located in Ulster 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 Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Rondout. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rondout:
- Ulster County (The home county of Rondout)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rondout, with the one closest to Rondout listed first.
- Ponck Hockie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Connelly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Port Ewen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Katrine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Creeklocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Whiteport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Jockey Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Lefever Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rondout, with the one closest to Rondout listed first.
- Elizaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silvernails
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- North Germantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Burden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- West Taghkanic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Ancram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Ancramdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taghkanic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Greenport Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rondout, with the one closest to Rondout listed first.
- Rhinecliff
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rhinebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Staatsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Red Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Cruger Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Hyde Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Tivoli
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Upper Red Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Haviland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rondout, with the one closest to Rondout listed first.
- Platte Clove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Palenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Haines Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Tannersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Catskill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Cairo Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Jefferson Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Leeds
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Cairo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Spruceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rondout, with the one closest to Rondout listed first.
- Leptondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Cronomer Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Saint Andrew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Balmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Gardnertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Orange Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Walden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Bush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Searsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- New Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rondout, with the one closest to Rondout listed first.
- Grahamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Claryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Curry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rondout, with the one closest to Rondout listed first.
- Ore Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Lakeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- North Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- New Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- Mount Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rondout, see our County-by-County Page for Rondout.
Cemeteries Near Rondout ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rondout.
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 Rondout - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rondout covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rondout, with the one closest to Rondout listed first.
- Montrepose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Peter's Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wiltwyck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rhinebeck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hurley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lefever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Rhinebeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg Cemetery
- The Wurtemburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Paul's Wurtemburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178103 <2>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosendale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Rondout in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rondout.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rondout, with the one closest to Rondout listed first.
- Connelly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilbur
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilbur is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Port Ewen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rhinecliff
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Saint Remy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Remy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Remy
- Rhinebeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Creeklocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Ulster Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lefever Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Staatsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sawkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sawkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rondout. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rondout.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rondout ...
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 171 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rondout.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rondout. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rondout and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rondout.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Rondout.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rondout:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Sullivan 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 Rondout, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Rondout) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |