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 (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. 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 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.
Tappan is located in Rockland 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 Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near Tappan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tappan:
- Rockland County (The home county of Tappan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Palisades
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orangeburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sparkill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blauvelt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piermont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Central Nyack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Nyack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Nyack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Pearl River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Nyack
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Nanuet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bardonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
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- Williams Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Fordham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
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- Eastchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
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- Bronx
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Concourse Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
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- City Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
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- Locust Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
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- Throggs Neck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
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- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
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- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Greenpoint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
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- New York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Kings County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
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- Bushwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
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- Marcus Garvey Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County
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- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
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- Flatbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
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- Canarsie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
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- Bay Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County
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- Nassau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Kings Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
- Port Washington North
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Washington North is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
- Sands Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County
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- 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)
- East Atlantic Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County
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- Glen Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
- Great Neck Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
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- Great Neck Plaza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Plaza is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,006 people
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Inwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in New York County
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- Washington Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
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- Delano Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
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- Harlem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in New York County
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- Morningside Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
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- East Harlem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
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- Park West Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
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- Manhattan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
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- Seneca Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
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- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
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- Hell's Kitchen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
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- Kips Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County
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- Peter Cooper Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
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- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Tuxedo Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harriman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Highland Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kiryas Joel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
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- Walton Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County
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- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Continental Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
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- Putnam Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adams Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Glenclyffe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
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- Garrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mahopac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mahopac Mines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
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- Tompkins Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Nelsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Crafts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
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- Peach Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
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- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Astoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beechhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
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- Whitestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jackson Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Long Island City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elmhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County
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- Bayside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Douglaston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- New Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County
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- Port Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
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- Stapleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
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- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County
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- Fort Wadsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
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- Graniteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County
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- Westerleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
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- Old Town Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
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- Staten Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Lloyd Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Cold Spring Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntington Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Asharoken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Asharoken is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Eatons Neck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County
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- Halesite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huntington Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
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- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Dobbs Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
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- Ardsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlands is located in Westchester County
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- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Westchester County
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- Sleepy Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County
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- Nepperhan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nepperhan is located in Westchester County
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- Yonkers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmsford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Belle Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Cos Cob
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Banksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Old Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riverbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Shippan Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Stamford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Stamford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- High Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Saint Josephs Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- West Norwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- River Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Park Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- West Englewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Englewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Teaneck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ridgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Hackensack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Radburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Rochelle Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Warren Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Brookdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Meadow Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Nutley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Upper Montclair
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Caldwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- North Bergen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Guttenberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Secaucus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- West New York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Hoboken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Kearny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bergen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Jersey City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Communipaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
- Bayonne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Butler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Montville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Hanover Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Neck
- Taylortown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- East Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
- Troy Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Hills
- Boonton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boonton is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Newfoundland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Powerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
- Lyonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Whippany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whippany is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippany
- Hibernia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Denville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Denville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denville
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Paterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Passaic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Athenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Preakness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
- Borough of Woodland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Delawanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawanna
- The Village at Little Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Wayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Singac
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
- Haskell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Macopin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Sussex County (NJ)
- Highland Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Union County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Hillside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmora is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tappan, see our County-by-County Page for Tappan.
Cemeteries Near Tappan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tappan.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tappan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Rockland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Temple Israel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nyack Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (531 more) ...
- Westchester Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferncliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferncliff Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hartsdale.
- The Ferncliff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartsdale Ferncliff Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64525 <2>
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, Tappan had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tappan, with the one closest to Tappan listed first.
- Palisades
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sparkill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orangeburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blauvelt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piermont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Dobbs Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- South Nyack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Nyack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Nyack
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tappan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tappan.
Newspapers Published in Tappan ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tappan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tappan, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tappan.
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 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 Tappan:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rockland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Greene County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Union 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 Tappan, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tappan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |