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 Ulster Park (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 Ulster Park. 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.
Ulster Park 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 Ulster Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ulster Park:
- Ulster County (The home county of Ulster Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ulster Park, with the one closest to Ulster Park listed first.
- Esopus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Connelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Port Ewen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Creeklocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Rifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ponck Hockie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Whiteport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Lefever Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Plutarch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Binnewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Rosendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ulster Park, with the one closest to Ulster Park listed first.
- Elizaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Germantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Burden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Ancram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ancramdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- West Taghkanic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Glenco Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Churchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Taghkanic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Copake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ulster Park, with the one closest to Ulster Park listed first.
- Staatsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rhinecliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinebeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtemburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Haviland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haviland is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Salt Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ulster Park, with the one closest to Ulster Park listed first.
- Platte Clove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Palenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Haines Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tannersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Catskill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Cairo Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Leeds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spruceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ulster Park, with the one closest to Ulster Park listed first.
- Leptondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Cronomer Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Saint Andrew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Balmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Gardnertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Orange Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Pine Bush
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Little Britain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ulster Park, with the one closest to Ulster Park listed first.
- Farmers Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Cold Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ulster Park, with the one closest to Ulster Park listed first.
- Summitville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Claryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ulster Park, with the one closest to Ulster Park listed first.
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Bulls Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Ellsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Lakeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Gaylordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ulster Park, see our County-by-County Page for Ulster Park.
Cemeteries Near Ulster Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ulster Park.
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 Ulster Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ulster Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ulster Park, with the one closest to Ulster Park listed first.
- Ascension Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montrepose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peter's Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wiltwyck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoutenberg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lefever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinebeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Pleasant Plains.
- The Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crum Elbow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64308 <2>
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg Cemetery
- The Wurtemburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Paul's Wurtemburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178103 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ulster Park had a population of 124 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ulster Park, with the one closest to Ulster Park listed first.
- Esopus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Staatsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Remy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Remy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Remy
- Connelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilbur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Port Ewen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Creeklocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- West Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park
- Rhinecliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whiteport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Lefever Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Plutarch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Park is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ulster Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ulster Park.
Newspapers Published in Ulster Park ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ulster Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ulster Park, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ulster Park.
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 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 Ulster Park:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Litchfield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ulster Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ulster Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |