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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 South Jewett (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 Jewett. 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 Jewett ...

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 Jewett: S. Jewett

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

South Jewett is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of South Jewett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Jewett, with the one closest to South Jewett listed first.
    • Hunter
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Spruceton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Jewett Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Jewett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Windham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lexington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tannersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brooksburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • West Kill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Haines Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Red Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Platte Clove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Cornwallville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Jewett, with the one closest to South Jewett listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Potter Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Preston Hollow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Medusa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Westerlo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • Rensselaerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Westerlo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dormansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
    • South Berne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
    • Coeymans Hollow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Aquetuck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Jewett, with the one closest to South Jewett listed first.
    • Germantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Germantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Burden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Greenport Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
    • Lorenz Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
    • Glenco Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • Stottville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Elizaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Churchtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Rossman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rossman is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
    • Hollowville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • West Taghkanic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Jewett, with the one closest to South Jewett listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Grand Gorge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Denver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Halcottsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Margaretville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • New Kingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Stamford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bovina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • South Kortright
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bovina Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Jewett, with the one closest to South Jewett listed first.
    • Tivoli
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cruger Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Upper Red Hook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Red Hook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhinecliff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhinebeck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Jackson Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
    • Milan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Staatsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wurtemburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
  • Rensselaer County
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Jewett, with the one closest to South Jewett listed first.
    • Manorkill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • West Conesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Bates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Broome Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • Livingstonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • North Blenheim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Breakabeen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • South Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleburgh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Vintonton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Jewett, with the one closest to South Jewett listed first.
    • Claryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowemoc
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Curry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Jewett, with the one closest to South Jewett listed first.
    • Bushnellsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • Phoenicia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Willow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shandaken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Big Indian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bearsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Highmount
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Boiceville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Daisy is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Woodstock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oliverea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near South Jewett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Jewett.

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 Jewett - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hunter Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beaches Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spruceton Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Mary's of the Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beach Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peck Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jewett Heights Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chase Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gass Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (326 more) ...
    • East Jewett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Hunter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Spruceton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spruceton is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
  • Jewett Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
  • Jewett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • East Jewett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hensonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Windham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lexington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lanesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Edgewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tannersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Kill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Haines Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Allaben
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Allaben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaben

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

Newspapers Published in South Jewett ...

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 South Jewett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Jewett, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Jewett.

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 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 South Jewett:

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>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 Jewett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Jewett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.