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 Tarrytown (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 Tarrytown. 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 doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Tarrytown is located in Albany 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 Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Tarrytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tarrytown:
- Albany County (The home county of Tarrytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarrytown, with the one closest to Tarrytown listed first.
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Feura Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Dormansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- South Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- New Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- Westerlo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Voorheesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slingerlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alcove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coeymans Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beckers Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarrytown, with the one closest to Tarrytown listed first.
- Niverville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Kinderhook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valatie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Chatham Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Riders Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Stottville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chatham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Ghent
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- Grand Gorge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarrytown, with the one closest to Tarrytown listed first.
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Medway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Woodstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Coxsackie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Round Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarrytown, with the one closest to Tarrytown listed first.
- Burtonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Cranesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Hagaman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarrytown, with the one closest to Tarrytown listed first.
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Schodack Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Couse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Schodack Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Defreestville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Luther
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Best
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- East Schodack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nassau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Albia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarrytown, with the one closest to Tarrytown listed first.
- Groom Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Clifton Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Charlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Country Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Coons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Ballston Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Mechanicville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarrytown, with the one closest to Tarrytown listed first.
- Rotterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Niskayuna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Princetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Duanesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Schenectady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Delanson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Alplaus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Mariaville Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tarrytown, with the one closest to Tarrytown listed first.
- Gallupville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Bates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Franklinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Middleburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Schoharie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broome Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Central Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manorkill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Breakabeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Howes Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Ulster County
- Quarryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tarrytown, see our County-by-County Page for Tarrytown.
Cemeteries Near Tarrytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tarrytown.
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 Tarrytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tarrytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tarrytown, with the one closest to Tarrytown listed first.
- Onesquethaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- VanNatten Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VanNatten Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the VanNatten Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Clarksville.
- The VanNatten Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Van Atten Cemetery
- Van Natten Cemetery
- Van Natten Family Cemetery
- VanNatten Cemetery
- VanNatten Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514490 <3>
- Tan Hollow Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tan Hollow Road Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tan Hollow Road Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Westerlo.
- The Tan Hollow Road Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slade - Kingsley - Powell - Holmes - Baker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349379 <3>
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Feura Bush.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220071 <3>
- Hannacroix Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mead Family Cemetery
- The Mead Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Family Cemetery
- The Mead Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mead Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2393557 <3>
- Oliver Family Cemetery
- The Oliver Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Family Cemetery
- The Oliver Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aaron Oliver Family Burying Ground
- Aaron Oliver Family Cemetery
- Oliver Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980592 <3>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hungerford Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hungerford Farm Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Reidsville.
- The Hungerford Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hungerford Farm Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483669 <3>
- Reidsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- David Conger Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westerlo Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerlo Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westerlo Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Westerlo.
- The Westerlo Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Westerlo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #435370 <3>
- Continue List (525 more) ...
- Indian Fields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Tarrytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tarrytown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tarrytown, with the one closest to Tarrytown listed first.
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Feura Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Dormansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Indian Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Fields is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields
- Wolf Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
- Westerlo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- New Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- Alcove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coeymans Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Slingerlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Voorheesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Helderberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helderberg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helderberg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tarrytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tarrytown.
Newspapers Published in Tarrytown ...
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 328 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tarrytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tarrytown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tarrytown.
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 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 Tarrytown:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster 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 '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- Tarrytown) 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 Tarrytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |