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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Towners (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 Towners. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Towners is located in Putnam County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Putnam County: Fairfield (CT), Dutchess, Orange, Rockland & Westchester.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Towners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towners, with the one closest to Towners listed first.
    • Patterson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Putnam Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
      • Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
    • Brewster Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
      • Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
    • Dykemans
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykemans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
      • Dykemans is located in Putnam County
    • Deforest Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
      • Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Lake Carmel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
    • Brewster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <1>
    • Peach Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
      • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
    • Crafts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County
    • Mahopac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahopac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac
      • Mahopac is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahopac <1>
    • Tompkins Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Adams Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
      • Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Nelsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towners, with the one closest to Towners listed first.
    • Pawling
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Green Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
      • Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
    • Stormville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beekman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
      • Beekman is located in Dutchess County
    • East Fishkill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fishkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
      • East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
    • Sylvan Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
      • Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
    • Hopewell Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogtail Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
      • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
    • Hillside Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Lake
      • Hillside Lake is located in Dutchess County
    • Wiccopee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
      • Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
    • Lagrangeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brinckerhoff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
      • Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
    • Fishkill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill
      • Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishkill <1>
  • Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towners, with the one closest to Towners listed first.
    • West Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
    • Highland Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
      • Highland Falls is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <1>
    • Balmville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall-on-Hudson <1>
    • New Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Newburgh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fort Montgomery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Montgomery
      • Fort Montgomery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Montgomery <1>
    • Firthcliffe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firthcliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
      • Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
    • Vails Gate
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vails Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate
      • Vails Gate is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vails Gate <1>
    • Gardnertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
    • West Cornwall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
      • West Cornwall is located in Orange County
    • Mountainville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Orange Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
  • Rockland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towners, with the one closest to Towners listed first.
    • Doodletown ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doodletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
      • Doodletown is located in Rockland County
    • Haverstraw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Haverstraw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
      • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
    • Congers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congers
      • Congers is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congers <1>
    • Thiells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Upper Nyack
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
      • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Mount Ivy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ivy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
      • Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
    • New City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Rockland County
    • Pomona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Rockland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <1>
    • Valley Cottage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
      • Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towners, with the one closest to Towners listed first.
    • Marlboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
      • Marlboro is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlboro <1>
    • Milton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
    • Highland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Plattekill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattekill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattekill
      • Plattekill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattekill <1>
    • Ardonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
      • Ardonia is located in Ulster County
    • Clintondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintondale
      • Clintondale is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintondale <1>
    • Lloyd
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
      • Lloyd is located in Ulster County
    • Sylva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
      • Sylva is located in Ulster County
    • Modena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hurley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
      • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
    • Esopus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esopus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esopus
      • Esopus is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esopus <1>
    • New Paltz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
      • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <1>
    • Wallkill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallkill
      • Wallkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallkill <1>
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towners, with the one closest to Towners listed first.
    • Heritage Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
      • Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
    • Somers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Somers is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <1>
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
    • Lincolndale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
      • Lincolndale is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolndale <1>
    • Shenorock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenorock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenorock
      • Shenorock is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenorock <1>
    • Goldens Bridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Granite Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
    • Boutonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boutonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
      • Boutonville is located in Westchester County
    • Cross River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Shrub Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrub Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrub Oak
      • Shrub Oak is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrub Oak <1>
    • Lake Mohegan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mohegan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
      • Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
    • Yorktown Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown Heights
      • Yorktown Heights is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown Heights <1>
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towners, with the one closest to Towners listed first.
    • Ball Pond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
      • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • New Fairfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
    • New Fairfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Fairfield <1>
    • Sherman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
    • Sherman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Danbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
    • Danbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <1>
    • Brookfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <1>
    • Brookfield Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
      • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Brookfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
    • Bethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
      • Hawleyville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawleyville <1>
    • Bethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
  • Hartford County (CT)
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towners, with the one closest to Towners listed first.
    • Candlewood Lake Club
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlewood Lake Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
      • Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Chimney Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
      • Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Lanesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
      • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Bridgewater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Milford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgewater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
    • New Milford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
      • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
    • Gaylordsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bulls Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
      • Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Roxbury Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
      • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Northville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • South Kent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kent
      • South Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Kent <1>
    • Roxbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Towners, with the one closest to Towners listed first.
    • South Britain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Southbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
      • Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
    • Southbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Southford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
      • Southford is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Bowers Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
      • Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Middlebury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <1>
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
    • Middlebury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
    • Oxford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Seymour
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
    • Beacon Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beacon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Falls
      • Beacon Falls is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,230 people
    • Beacon Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Towners ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Towners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Towners, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Towners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Towners:

Cemeteries Near Towners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Towners.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Old Baptist Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Burying Ground
  • Patterson Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maple Ave. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Ave. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Ave. Cemetery
  • Ballard Ground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Ground Cemetery
  • Ludingtonville Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ludingtonville Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludingtonville Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Raymond Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymond Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymond Hill Cemetery
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
  • Milltown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milltown Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Watts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (427 more) ...
    • Gilead Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
    • New Fairfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Fairfield Cemetery
    • Quaker Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Towners had a population of 122 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

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

  • West Patterson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Patterson
    • West Patterson is located in Putnam County
  • Patterson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dykemans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykemans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
    • Dykemans is located in Putnam County
  • Holmes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
    • Holmes is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holmes <1>
  • Tilly Foster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilly Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly Foster
    • Tilly Foster is located in Putnam County
  • Ball Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
    • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Ludingtonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludingtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludingtonville
    • Ludingtonville is located in Putnam County
  • Carmel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Carmel is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <1>
  • Brewster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <1>
  • Pawling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
    • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Fairfield <1>
  • Farmers Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kent Cliffs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Cliffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cliffs
      • Kent Cliffs is located in Putnam County
    • Crafts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County
    • West Pawling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pawling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
      • West Pawling is located in Dutchess County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Towners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Towners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Towners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4798, Longitude: -73.6058       In this case, the coordinates for Towners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Towners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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