RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New York >> Sullivan County >> Tennanah Lake >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Tennanah Lake (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 Tennanah Lake. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Tennanah Lake ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Tennanah Lake: Tennanah Lk.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Tennanah Lake is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Tennanah Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tennanah Lake:

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Tennanah Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennanah Lake, with the one closest to Tennanah Lake listed first.
    • Acidalia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
    • Roscoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Deckertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
    • Livingston Manor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Youngsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hankins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Morsston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Morsston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
    • Jeffersonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Long Eddy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Beaverkill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Callicoon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennanah Lake, with the one closest to Tennanah Lake listed first.
    • Deposit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulf Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennanah Lake, with the one closest to Tennanah Lake listed first.
    • Cooks Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Butternut Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Horton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Horton is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Rock Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
    • Chiloway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
    • Peakville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
    • Pea Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
    • Gregorytown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
    • Corbett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
    • Shinhopple
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harvard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Downsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennanah Lake, with the one closest to Tennanah Lake listed first.
    • Belle Ayr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Bull Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Oliverea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Indian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Highmount
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennanah Lake, with the one closest to Tennanah Lake listed first.
    • Masthope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Westcolang
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Lackawaxen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Rowland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kimble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennanah Lake, with the one closest to Tennanah Lake listed first.
    • Thompson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <1>
    • Union Dale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ararat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Burnwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
    • Brandt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Forest City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tennanah Lake, with the one closest to Tennanah Lake listed first.
    • Damascus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Milanville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
    • High Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
    • Calkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
    • Boyds Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
    • Siko
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Siko is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
    • Lakewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Carley Brook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Carley Brook is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
    • Tanners Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
    • Dyberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dyberry is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
    • Poyntelle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
    • Sherman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman

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

Cemeteries Near Tennanah Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tennanah Lake.

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 Tennanah Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonaire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooks Falls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Horton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rickard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Basket Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dorrer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gould Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Orchard Street Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Aloysius Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Layton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>

While we didn't find Tennanah Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tennanah Lake.

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

  • Acidalia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
  • Obernburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooks Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
  • Fremont Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roscoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Butternut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
  • Horton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Horton is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Goulds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Goulds is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulds
  • Rock Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Mileses
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mileses is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileses
  • North Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Chiloway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
    • Hankins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngsville
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Tennanah Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tennanah Lake.

Newspapers Published in Tennanah Lake ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tennanah Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tennanah Lake, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tennanah Lake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Tennanah Lake:

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 Tennanah Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Tennanah Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.