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 Stone Ridge (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 Stone Ridge. 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 Stone Ridge ...
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 Stone Ridge: Stone Rdg. (or less commonly used: Stone Rdge. or Stone Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stone Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stone Ridge.
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 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.
Stone Ridge 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 Stone Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stone Ridge:
- Ulster County (The home county of Stone Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Cottekill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Binnewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Atwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Lomontville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lomontville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomontville
- Kripplebush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
- Rosendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tillson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lefever Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Whiteport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Kyserike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kyserike is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
- Creeklocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Mohonk Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Elizaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Germantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Silvernails
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Burden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Glenco Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- West Taghkanic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Ancram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ancramdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taghkanic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- Fleischmanns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Staatsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rhinecliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinebeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haviland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Pleasant Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Wurtemburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Poughkeepsie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Red Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Platte Clove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Haines Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Palenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tannersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spruceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Hunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- West Kill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- Catskill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Cairo Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Jefferson Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Pine Bush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leptondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Saint Andrew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Walden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Orange Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Searsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Balmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Gardnertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Little Britain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Maybrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- Nelsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Grahamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Summitville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Curry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Woodridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neversink
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodbourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomingburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Wild
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Divine Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
- South Fallsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stone Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Stone Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Stone Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stone Ridge.
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 Stone Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stone Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coxing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benton - Bar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lefever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Krumville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Accord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Hurley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tongore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stone Ridge had a population of 305 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- High Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottekill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kripplebush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kripplebush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kripplebush
- Binnewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Marbletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marbletown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Rosendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kyserike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kyserike is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyserike
- Lefever Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Whiteport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Whitfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Mohonk Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springtown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Creeklocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Krumville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Krumville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumville
- Mettacahonts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mettacahonts is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mettacahonts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stone Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stone Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Stone Ridge ...
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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stone Ridge, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stone Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Stone Ridge:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan 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> | 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- Stone Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Stone Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |