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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 Scotts Corner (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 Scotts Corner. 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 Scotts Corner ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Scotts Corner: Scotts Cor. (or less commonly used: Scotts Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Scotts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scotts Corner may originally have been Scott's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scotts Corner might be written as Scott Corner.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scotts Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scotts Corner.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Scotts Corner is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Scotts Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Walden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Maybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Andrew
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Little Britain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Britain is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Orange Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
    • Girarde
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Girarde is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
    • Campbell Hall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardnertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
    • Leptondale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Beaverdam Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaverdam Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Lake
    • Denniston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Denniston is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
    • Hamptonburgh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
    • Beacon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <2>
    • Beacon Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
    • Groveville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Glenham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hughsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fishkill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wappingers Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Crown Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
    • Brinckerhoff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
    • Myers Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
    • Spackenkill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
    • Wiccopee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
    • Poughkeepsie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Garrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenclyffe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
    • Continental Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Putnam Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tompkins Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
    • Adams Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
    • Farmers Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Mahopac Mines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
    • Mahopac
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crafts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
    • Lake Carmel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
  • Rockland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
    • Stony Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Thiells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Ivy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
    • Pomona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • West Haverstraw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
    • Sloatsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Haverstraw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramapo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ramapo is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
    • Wesley Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
    • Hillburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Montebello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Montebello is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
    • New Hempstead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
    • Bloomingburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Summitville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wurtsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Yankee Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
    • Glen Wild
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • South Fallsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbourne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurleyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
    • Wallkill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Hurley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
    • Sylva
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylva is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Bruynswick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
    • Dwaarkill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
    • Plattekill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ulsterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
    • Gardiner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rutsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
    • Modena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Crawford is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Walker Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ardonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ardonia is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
    • Peekskill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buchanan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Verplanck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crompond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Mohegan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
    • Montrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Crugers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Shrub Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodybrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
    • Yorktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorktown is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Croton-on-Hudson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Granite Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • Mahwah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • West Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
    • Vernon Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
    • Highland Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
    • Colesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
    • Libertyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
    • Matamoras
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Millrift
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift

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

Cemeteries Near Scotts Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts Corner.

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 Scotts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montgomery.
    • The Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Goodwill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173116 <3>
  • Berea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berea Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Montgomery.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63961 <3>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harrison Meeting House Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wallkill Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brick Reformed Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brick Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Davids Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bull Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Scotts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotts Corner.

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

  • Berea
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Berea is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Montgomery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coldenham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Coldenham is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldenham
  • Walden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Neelytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Neelytown is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelytown
  • East Walden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Walden is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walden
  • Burnside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Burnside is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Little Britain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Britain is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
  • East Coldenham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Coldenham is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Coldenham
  • Saint Andrew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
  • Campbell Hall Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Campbell Hall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Girarde
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Girarde is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
    • Saint Elmo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo

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

Newspapers Published in Scotts Corner ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts Corner, 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 Scotts Corner.

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 Scotts Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scotts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Scotts Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.