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 Verbank Village (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 Verbank Village. 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 Verbank Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Verbank Village: Verbank Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Verbank Village is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Verbank Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Verbank Village:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Verbank Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Verbank
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Camby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Camby is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- North Clove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mabbettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabbettsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabbettsville
- Lagrangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freedom Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
- Hibernia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Salt Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arthursburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Silvernails
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Ancramdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ancram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elizaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Weed Mines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Copake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Taghkanic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Copake Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Taghkanic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Copake Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenco Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Balmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Cronomer Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Leptondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Newburgh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- New Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Cornwall Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Firthcliffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Vails Gate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Farmers Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Towners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Putnam Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Brewster Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Dykemans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Deforest Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Brewster
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crafts
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Tompkins Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Nelsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Esopus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Marlboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plutarch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Clintondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Port Ewen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Creeklocks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Ardonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Heritage Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Jefferson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Shenorock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Somers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Lincolndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shrub Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crompond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goldens Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- New Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Brookfield Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford County (CT)
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Bulls Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- South Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gaylordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 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
- East Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kent
- North Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Northville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Heritage Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- South Britain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Mount Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ashley Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Verbank Village, see our County-by-County Page for Verbank Village.
Cemeteries Near Verbank Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verbank Village.
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 Verbank Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Verbank Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Nine Partners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Temple Beth-El Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Upton Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beekman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Poughkeepsie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1432561 <3>
- Van Dyne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Verbank Village had a population of 153 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Verbank Village, with the one closest to Verbank Village listed first.
- Verbank
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moores Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moores Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Camby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Camby is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
- South Millbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Millbrook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Millbrook
- Billings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Washington Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Hollow is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Hollow
- North Clove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freedom Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
- Lagrangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chestnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Littlerest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littlerest is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerest
- Mabbettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabbettsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabbettsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Verbank Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Verbank Village.
Newspapers Published in Verbank Village ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verbank Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Verbank Village, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Verbank Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Verbank Village:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven County
- Berkshire 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Verbank Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Verbank Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |