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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 Veteran (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 Veteran. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Veteran 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 Veteran. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Veteran:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of Veteran)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veteran, with the one closest to Veteran listed first.
    • Saugerties
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Quarryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Mount Marion Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
    • Mount Marion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • High Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • High Woods is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
    • Malden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Malden is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden has also been known as:
      • Malden-on-Hudson
    • Glasco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Daisy is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Lake Katrine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sawkill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sawkill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
    • Jockey Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veteran, with the one closest to Veteran listed first.
    • Medusa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • South Westerlo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • Cooksburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Potter Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Aquetuck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
    • Coeymans Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Preston Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dormansville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
    • Ravena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Coeymans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veteran, with the one closest to Veteran listed first.
    • Germantown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Germantown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Elizaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Burden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Glenco Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • West Taghkanic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Churchtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Silvernails
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
    • Taghkanic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Greenport Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veteran, with the one closest to Veteran listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Denver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veteran, with the one closest to Veteran listed first.
    • Tivoli
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cruger Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Red Hook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Red Hook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Rhinecliff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rhinebeck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Jackson Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
    • Milan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Wurtemburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Mount Ross
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
    • Staatsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veteran, with the one closest to Veteran listed first.
    • Palenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Platte Clove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Kiskatom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
    • Haines Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tannersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Catskill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Catskill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Cairo Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • Leeds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
    • Round Top
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • South Cairo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • South Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
    • Hunter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rensselaer County
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veteran, with the one closest to Veteran listed first.
    • Manorkill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Bates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • West Conesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veteran, with the one closest to Veteran listed first.
    • 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
    • Lakeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Salisbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
    • Salisbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Taconic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Veteran, with the one closest to Veteran listed first.
    • Mount Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Egremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • North Egremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
    • Egremont Plain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • South Egremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont

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

Cemeteries Near Veteran ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Veteran.

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

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

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

  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shoub Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Marion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cheriot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodwin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bard College Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Viewmont Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Palenville Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Bush Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (267 more) ...
    • Germantown Reformed Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Veteran in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Veteran.

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

  • High Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • High Woods is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
  • Mount Marion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Saugerties
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Katsbaan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Katsbaan is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katsbaan
  • Quarryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Glasco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Malden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Malden is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
    • Malden has also been known as:
    • Malden-on-Hudson
  • West Saugerties
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Saugerties is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saugerties
  • Tivoli
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Daisy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Daisy is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Cheviot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheviot is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheviot
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Saxton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Saxton is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
    • Woodstock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Palenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Veteran ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Veteran.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Veteran, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Veteran.

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 Veteran:

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 Veteran, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Veteran) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.