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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 Sparkill (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 Sparkill. 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 southwest 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 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.

Sparkill is located in Rockland County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.

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

  • Rockland County     (The home county of Sparkill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Piermont
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
      • Piermont is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <2>
    • Orangeburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Palisades
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tappan
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
      • Tappan is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <2>
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Blauvelt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Nyack
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Central Nyack
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Nyack
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Upper Nyack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
      • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Nanuet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Nyack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
      • West Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • Pearl River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <2>
  • Bronx County
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Kings County
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Sands Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sands Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
      • Sands Point is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sands Point <2>
    • Kings Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manorhaven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorhaven
      • Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
    • Port Washington North
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington North
      • Port Washington North is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
    • Baxter Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Estates
      • Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
    • Great Neck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Washington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Saddle Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock
      • Saddle Rock is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddle Rock <2>
    • East Atlantic Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlantic Beach
      • East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County
    • Glen Cove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Great Neck Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Estates
      • Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
    • Great Neck Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Gardens
      • Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
    • Great Neck Plaza
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Plaza
      • Great Neck Plaza is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,006 people
  • New York County
  • Orange County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Continental Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
    • Putnam Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Valley
      • Putnam Valley is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam Valley <2>
    • Adams Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Glenclyffe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Garrison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mahopac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahopac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac
      • Mahopac is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahopac <2>
    • Cold Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mahopac Mines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Tompkins Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nelsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Crafts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crafts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crafts
      • From Sparkill to Crafts
    • Brewster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <2>
    • Peach Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
      • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
  • Queens County
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • New Brighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Port Richmond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
      • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
    • Stapleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
      • Stapleton is located in Richmond County
    • Fort Wadsworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Graniteville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Westerleigh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Richmond County
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Lloyd Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
      • Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
    • Cold Spring Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Harbor
      • Cold Spring Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring Harbor <2>
    • Asharoken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asharoken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken
      • Asharoken is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Eatons Neck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eatons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
      • Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County
    • Halesite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesite
      • Halesite is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halesite <2>
    • Huntington Bay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Bay
      • Huntington Bay is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Bay <2>
    • Huntington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Huntington Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Dobbs Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Irvington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <2>
    • Hastings-on-Hudson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ardsley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodlands
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
      • Woodlands is located in Westchester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodlands
      • From Sparkill to Woodlands
    • Tarrytown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Hope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmsford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsford
      • Elmsford is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmsford <2>
    • Fairview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Westchester County
    • Hartsdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bryn Mawr Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Westchester County
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Glenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Belle Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenwich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
    • Banksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
      • Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Banksville
      • From Sparkill to Banksville
    • Cos Cob
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Old Greenwich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Riverbank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riverbank
      • From Sparkill to Riverbank
    • Glenbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Shippan Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Stamford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
    • Stamford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • High Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
      • High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Saint Josephs Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Josephs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
      • Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • West Norwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • River Vale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
      • River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Park Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
      • Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Park Ridge
      • From Sparkill to Park Ridge
    • Englewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Englewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ho-Ho-Kus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Teaneck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Linwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Hackensack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Radburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Radburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radburn
      • Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Radburn
      • From Sparkill to Radburn
    • Mahwah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Essex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Brookdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookdale
      • From Sparkill to Brookdale
    • Montclair Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
      • Meadow Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Nutley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Upper Montclair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Montclair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Verona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Caldwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • West Orange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Guttenberg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • North Bergen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Secaucus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • West New York
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
      • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
    • Union City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Weehawken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weehawken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
      • Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Hoboken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Kearny
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bergen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
      • Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Jersey City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Harrison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Communipaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bayonne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Morris County (NJ)
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Paterson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Athenia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Passaic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Delawanna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Preakness
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village at Little Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village at Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village at Little Falls
      • The Village at Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Borough of Woodland Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
      • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
    • Little Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Singac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Singac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
      • Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Singac
      • From Sparkill to Singac
    • Haskell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Macopin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • Highland Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
  • Union County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparkill, with the one closest to Sparkill listed first.
    • Hillside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elizabeth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
      • Elmora is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmora
      • From Sparkill to Elmora
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Union County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near Sparkill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sparkill.

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

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sparkill had a population of 816 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Piermont
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
    • Piermont is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <2>
  • Tappan
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
    • Tappan is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <2>
  • Palisades
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Orangeburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grand View-on-Hudson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Blauvelt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hastings-on-Hudson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dobbs Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Irvington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <2>
  • South Nyack
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
    • South Nyack is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
  • Chauncey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey is located in Westchester County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sparkill ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sparkill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sparkill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sparkill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sparkill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<7> of Sparkill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sparkill:

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sparkill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sparkill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sparkill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0314, Longitude: -73.9271