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 Springtown (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 Springtown. 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 northwest 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 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.
Springtown 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 Springtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springtown:
- Ulster County (The home county of Springtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- New Paltz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plutarch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Tillson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- High Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mohonk Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rosendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyserike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kyserike is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
- Binnewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Cottekill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lefever Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Stone Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Elizaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Silvernails
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- North Germantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Ancram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Ancramdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- West Taghkanic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Hyde Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haviland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Staatsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Poughkeepsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinecliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Crown Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Spackenkill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manchester Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
- Red Oaks Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oaks Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks Mill
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Platte Clove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Palenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Haines Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tannersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spruceton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Leptondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Cronomer Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Saint Andrew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Orange Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Walden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Bush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Gardnertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Searsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Newburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Britain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Maybrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Cold Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Farmers Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Garrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glenclyffe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Lake Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Summitville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bloomingburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Curry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Woodridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Claryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodbourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Glen Wild
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Neversink
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Fallsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- Bulls Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springtown, see our County-by-County Page for Springtown.
Cemeteries Near Springtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springtown.
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 Springtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- New Paltz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coxing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery of Loyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery of Loyd
- The Union Cemetery of Loyd has also been known as:
- Lloyd Union Cemetery
- Lloyd Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65110 <2>
- Rosendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- High Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton - Bar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clintondale Friends Ground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Relyea Ground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Ascension Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lefever Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Springtown had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springtown, with the one closest to Springtown listed first.
- New Paltz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mohonk Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ohioville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Plutarch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- High Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Rosendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kyserike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kyserike is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
- Cottekill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Glen is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Stone Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lefever Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Binnewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Clintondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springtown.
Newspapers Published in Springtown ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springtown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springtown.
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 Springtown:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Litchfield 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 Springtown, 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- Springtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |