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 Tappan Hill (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 Tappan Hill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Tappan Hill is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Tappan Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tappan Hill:
- Orange County (The home county of Tappan Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Washingtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Blooming Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blooming Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
- South Blooming Grove has also been known as:
- South Blooming Grove village
- Craigville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Farmingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Girarde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Girarde is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
- Beaverdam Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverdam Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Lake
- Salisbury Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamptonburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
- Kiryas Joel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Palm Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Campbell Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Beacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Groveville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Beacon Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Glenham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fishkill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hughsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Wappingers Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wiccopee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Crown Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Myers Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- East Fishkill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Cold Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Nelsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Continental Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Putnam Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Tompkins Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Mahopac
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Crafts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Sloatsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thiells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ivy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- West Haverstraw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Ramapo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Wesley Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Haverstraw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Hempstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Hillburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Glen Wild
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Wallkill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Hurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Sylva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Ulsterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Bruynswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Dwaarkill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Marlboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Modena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rutsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Crawford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Walker Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peekskill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verplanck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mohegan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Crompond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crugers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shrub Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Jefferson Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Croton-on-Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Mahwah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Ackermans Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Campgaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Park Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Wyckoff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Wortendyke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Ridgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- River Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- West Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- Saint Josephs Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Newfoundland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- West Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Haskell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Macopin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Vernon Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Highland Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Colesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- McCoys Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Hardistonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Beaver Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Roys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Pellettown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Wykertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Matamoras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tappan Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Tappan Hill.
Cemeteries Near Tappan Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tappan Hill.
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 Tappan Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tappan Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Sears Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodhull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Norton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Satterly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Davids Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Columbus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greycourt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Hamptonburgh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Community Cemetery of Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Tappan Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tappan Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tappan Hill, with the one closest to Tappan Hill listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Washingtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Craigville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Farmingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Burnside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnside is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Girarde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Girarde is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girarde
- Greycourt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greycourt is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycourt
- Salisbury Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamptonburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamptonburgh is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonburgh
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Chester is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chester
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tappan Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tappan Hill.
Newspapers Published in Tappan Hill ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tappan Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tappan Hill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tappan Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Tappan Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Bergen County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Pike 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tappan Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Tappan Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |