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 South Amenia (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 South Amenia. 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 South Amenia ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Amenia: S. Amenia
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
South Amenia 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 South Amenia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Amenia:
- Dutchess County (The home county of South Amenia)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- Wassaic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Amenia Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia Union
- Amenia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leedsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedsville
- Dover Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lithgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lithgow is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithgow
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Mabbettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mabbettsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabbettsville
- Dogtail Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
- Camby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camby is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bangall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- Ancramdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silvernails
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Ancram
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Copake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Elizaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copake Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Copake Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Taghkanic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Taghkanic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Craryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- Balmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- Patterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Towners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Putnam Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Farmers Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Deforest Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Lake Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Dykemans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Brewster Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Brewster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crafts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Mahopac Mines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Peach Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- Esopus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Port Ewen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Connelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Ponck Hockie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Lincoln Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plutarch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- Brookfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ball Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- New Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brookfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Hawleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Danbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,748 people
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whigville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whigville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- North Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Cornwall Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- East Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kent
- South Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleytown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dudleytown is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- New Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- Heritage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- South Britain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
- Southbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
- Middlebury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Southford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Waterbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
- Waterbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- Ashley Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Mount Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Gomorrah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Sheffield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Egremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- South Egremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Mill River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- South Sandisfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- Southfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Egremont Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- New Marlborough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Amenia, see our County-by-County Page for South Amenia.
Cemeteries Near South Amenia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Amenia.
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 South Amenia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Amenia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- South Amenia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Amenia Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skiff Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bolland District Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Congregational Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield Burying Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Nine Partners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bulls Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Square Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Amenia had a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Amenia, with the one closest to South Amenia listed first.
- Wassaic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Amenia Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia Union
- Amenia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dover Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leedsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedsville
- Lithgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lithgow is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithgow
- Littlerest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Littlerest is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerest
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Furnace is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
- Sharon Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharon Station is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Station
- Chestnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- North Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Amenia. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Amenia.
Newspapers Published in South Amenia ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Amenia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Amenia, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Amenia.
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 websites either 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 South Amenia:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Ulster County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven 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 South Amenia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Amenia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |