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

Neighboring Counties ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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

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

Turnwood is located in Ulster 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 Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

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

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Turnwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnwood, with the one closest to Turnwood listed first.
    • Belle Ayr
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Oliverea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Highmount
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Indian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bull Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bull Run is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Bushnellsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • Shandaken
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Phoenicia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Boiceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • West Shokan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Brodhead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnwood, with the one closest to Turnwood listed first.
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Margaretville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Andes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fleischmanns
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Kingston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Halcottsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Denver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Butternut Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Downsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bovina Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bovina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Corbett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnwood, with the one closest to Turnwood listed first.
    • West Kill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Spruceton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Jewett Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Red Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Jewett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Windham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnwood, with the one closest to Turnwood listed first.
    • West Conesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • South Jefferson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnwood, with the one closest to Turnwood listed first.
    • Lew Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Debruce
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • Willowemoc
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Beaverkill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Parkston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
    • Deckertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
    • Claryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Livingston Manor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morsston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morsston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsston
    • Aden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Parksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Roscoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Curry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnwood, with the one closest to Turnwood listed first.
    • Damascus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Milanville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville

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

Cemeteries Near Turnwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turnwood.

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 Turnwood - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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, Turnwood had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hardenburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardenburg is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardenburg
  • Lew Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
  • Arena ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Arena is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Belle Ayr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
  • Beaverkill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
  • Debruce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
  • Willowemoc
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
  • Dunraven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dunraven is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
  • Margaretville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Arkville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston Manor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Claryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Frost Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Frost Valley is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Valley
    • Rockland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockland is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Parksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Turnwood ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turnwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turnwood, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turnwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Turnwood:

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 Turnwood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turnwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.