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 (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. 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 northwest 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 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 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Verbank:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Verbank)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank, with the one closest to Verbank listed first.
- Verbank Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Verbank Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbank Village
- Camby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Camby is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
- North Clove
(3 miles [4.8 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 north)
- Clove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Mabbettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabbettsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabbettsville
- Freedom Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dover Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shunpike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shunpike is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunpike
- Hibernia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hibernia is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Salt Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank, with the one closest to Verbank 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 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, with the one closest to Verbank listed first.
- Balmville
(20 miles [32.2 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
- 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
- Leptondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
- Firthcliffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Vails Gate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank, with the one closest to Verbank listed first.
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- 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
- Dykemans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- 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
- 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
- Cold Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank, with the one closest to Verbank listed first.
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Esopus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Plutarch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Clintondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Port Ewen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Creeklocks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Ardonia
(19 miles [30.6 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, with the one closest to Verbank 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
- 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)
- Jefferson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lincolndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shrub Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goldens Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Crompond
(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, with the one closest to Verbank 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- 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
- Danbury
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyville
(27 miles [43.5 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank, with the one closest to Verbank 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
- New Milford
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gaylordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kent
- North Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 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, with the one closest to Verbank listed first.
- Heritage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- South Britain
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Southbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verbank, with the one closest to Verbank 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Verbank, see our County-by-County Page for Verbank.
Cemeteries Near Verbank ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verbank.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Verbank covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Verbank, with the one closest to Verbank listed first.
- Haight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Partners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Upton Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beekman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Van Dyne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Flagler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stanford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
- The Stanford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Standfordville United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66374 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 had a population of 147 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Verbank, with the one closest to Verbank listed first.
- Verbank Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Verbank Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbank Village
- Moores Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Mill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
- Camby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Camby is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
- North Clove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
- South Millbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Chestnut Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Littlerest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littlerest is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerest
- 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
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freedom Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Plains
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mabbettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabbettsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabbettsville
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lagrangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Verbank. See our List of 1890's Communities around Verbank.
Newspapers Published in Verbank ...
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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verbank.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Verbank, 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.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Verbank:
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Verbank) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |