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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 Sundown (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 Sundown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Sundown 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 Sundown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sundown:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Sundown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sundown, with the one closest to Sundown listed first.
    • Bull Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • West Shokan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Napanoch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wawarsing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brodhead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Kerhonkson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Ben
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Ben is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
    • Olivebridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oliverea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Boiceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Accord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sundown, with the one closest to Sundown listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Margaretville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Denver
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Halcottsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • New Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Andes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Butternut Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Cooks Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Roxbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bovina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Horton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Horton is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Bovina Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sundown, with the one closest to Sundown listed first.
    • Rhinecliff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Staatsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Rhinebeck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cruger Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Haviland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Pleasant Plains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Red Hook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wurtemburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Tivoli
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Poughkeepsie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sundown, with the one closest to Sundown listed first.
    • Spruceton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • West Kill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lexington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jewett Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Hunter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Platte Clove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Jewett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tannersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Haines Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Windham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Palenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sundown, with the one closest to Sundown listed first.
    • Pine Bush
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Searsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • Walden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Andrew
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Paradise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Paradise is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Port Orange
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Port Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
    • Scotchtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Washington Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Washington Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Leptondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Michigan Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
    • Otisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cronomer Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sundown, with the one closest to Sundown listed first.
    • Grahamsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Claryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Curry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Neversink
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Woodbourne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Aden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Willowemoc
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Divine Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Woodridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Debruce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • Hurleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Sundown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sundown.

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

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

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

  • Furman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Claryville Reformed Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Palentown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fantine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Krumville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rochester Reformed Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tongore Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fallsburg Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Van Kleeck Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Hudler Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503464 <2>
    • Accord Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sundown had no post office or railroad service.

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

  • Bull Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Denning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Denning is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Grahamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Curry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Curry is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Claryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ulster Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ulster Heights is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulster Heights
  • Lackawack
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lackawack is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawack
  • Frost Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Frost Valley is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Valley
  • Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Branch is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Neversink
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tabasco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tabasco is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabasco
  • Samsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mombaccus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mombaccus is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mombaccus
    • Liebhardt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Liebhardt is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebhardt
    • Hasbrouck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hasbrouck is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasbrouck

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

Newspapers Published in Sundown ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sundown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sundown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sundown.

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 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 Sundown:

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 Sundown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sundown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.