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 Union Center (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 Union Center. 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 Union Center ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Union Center: Union Ctr. (or less commonly used: Union Cen., Union Cent. or Union Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Center.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Union Center 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 Union Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Center:
- Ulster County (The home county of Union Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
- Creeklocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Esopus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Ewen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Tillson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lefever Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- Connelly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Binnewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Rosendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Cottekill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
- Elizaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ancramdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- West Taghkanic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Glenco Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Taghkanic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
- Staatsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rhinecliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Rhinebeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtemburg
(7 miles [11.3 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 southeast)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Salt Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Poughkeepsie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center 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)
- Haines Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- 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
- 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
- Jefferson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Hunter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Round Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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 Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
- Leptondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Cronomer Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Saint Andrew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Balmville
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center 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
- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
- Summitville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Claryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomingburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Curry is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 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
- New Milford
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- South Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Center, see our County-by-County Page for Union Center.
Cemeteries Near Union Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Center.
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 Union Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
- Beaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ascension Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lefever Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montrepose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wiltwyck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoutenberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Peter's Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Coxing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinebeck 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.<3>
While we didn't find Union Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Center, with the one closest to Union Center listed first.
- Ulster Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Esopus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Creeklocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Staatsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Port Ewen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteport is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
- Lefever Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
- West Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park
- Connelly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilbur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilbur is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Binnewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Binnewater is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rosendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plutarch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 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 Union Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Center.
Newspapers Published in Union Center ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Center, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Center.
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 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 Union Center:
- 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> | 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 Union Center, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |