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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 Shultis Corners (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 Shultis Corners. 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 Shultis Corners ...

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 Shultis Corners: Shultis Cors.

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.

Shultis Corners 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 Shultis Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shultis Corners:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Shultis Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shultis Corners, with the one closest to Shultis Corners listed first.
    • Daisy
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Daisy is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • High Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • High Woods is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
    • Zena
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Zena is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Woodstock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mount Marion Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
    • Sweet Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
    • Ruby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Hurley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Hurley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hurley
    • Mount Marion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jockey Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
    • Sawkill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
    • Glenford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bearsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shultis Corners, with the one closest to Shultis Corners listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Medusa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Potter Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • South Westerlo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • Alcove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Aquetuck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
    • Coeymans Hollow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shultis Corners, with the one closest to Shultis Corners listed first.
    • Germantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Germantown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Elizaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Burden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • West Taghkanic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Glenco Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • Silvernails
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Churchtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
    • Greenport Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
    • Hudson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Taghkanic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lorenz Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shultis Corners, with the one closest to Shultis Corners listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Denver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Halcottsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Grand Gorge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Margaretville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shultis Corners, with the one closest to Shultis Corners listed first.
    • Cruger Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Tivoli
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Red Hook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rhinecliff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Red Hook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Rhinebeck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Wurtemburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Milan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Staatsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
    • Pleasant Plains
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Mount Ross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shultis Corners, with the one closest to Shultis Corners listed first.
    • Platte Clove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Palenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Haines Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tannersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kiskatom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
    • Hunter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • Round Top
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Catskill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Catskill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Jefferson Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
    • Spruceton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • South Cairo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • South Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
    • Leeds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shultis Corners, with the one closest to Shultis Corners listed first.
    • Manorkill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • West Conesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Bates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shultis Corners, with the one closest to Shultis Corners listed first.
    • Claryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Curry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry

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

Cemeteries Near Shultis Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shultis Corners.

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 Shultis Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Marion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shoub Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bard College Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Palenville Village Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (268 more) ...
    • Goodwin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wiltwyck Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Montrepose Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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 Shultis Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shultis Corners.

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

  • Daisy
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Daisy is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Woodstock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Zena
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Zena is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
  • High Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • High Woods is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
  • West Hurley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Hurley is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hurley
  • Glenford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawkill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawkill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
  • Mount Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Saugerties
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Saugerties is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saugerties
  • Bearsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Platte Clove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
  • Stony Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stony Hollow is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hollow
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glasco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saugerties
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Katsbaan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Katsbaan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katsbaan

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

Newspapers Published in Shultis Corners ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shultis Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shultis Corners, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shultis Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shultis Corners:

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 Shultis Corners, 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- Shultis Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.