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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 Waterloo Mills (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 Waterloo Mills. 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 Waterloo Mills ...
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 Waterloo Mills: Waterloo Mls. (or less commonly used: Waterloo Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Waterloo Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waterloo Mills.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Waterloo Mills is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Waterloo Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterloo Mills:
- Orange County (The home county of Waterloo Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Shin Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Port Jervis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Finchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Huguenot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Big Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Edenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Cuddebackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sparrow Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Sloatsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Hillburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suffern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tallman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Wesley Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Mount Ivy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Airmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Kaser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- New Hempstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Pond Eddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Rock Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Glen Wild
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yulan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Ulsterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Walker Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cragsmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Crawford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Dwaarkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Ellenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wallkill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Rutsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Napanoch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Mahwah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Campgaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Ackermans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Wyckoff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Newfoundland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Weldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Woodport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodport is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Hurdtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Lake Telemark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Hibernia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Lyonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Hilltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- White Meadow Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- Powerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
- Taylortown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Montville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- West Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Haskell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Vernon Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- McCoys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Beaver Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Roys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Highland Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Hardistonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Pellettown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Wykertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Layton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Normanook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Blairstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Long Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Paulina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paulina is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Bushkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Matamoras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Parkers Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Delaware
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Lackawaxen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Westcolang
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Lords Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rowland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masthope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Kimble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kimble is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterloo Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Waterloo Mills.
Cemeteries Near Waterloo Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterloo Mills.
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 Waterloo Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterloo Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Unionville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Minisink Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seeley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wantage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stewartown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgebury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old School Baptist 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 Waterloo Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waterloo Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterloo Mills, with the one closest to Waterloo Mills listed first.
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quarryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Wilcox
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilcox is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- South Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Port Jervis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tristates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tristates is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristates
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Huguenot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgebury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgebury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterloo Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterloo Mills.
Newspapers Published in Waterloo Mills ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterloo Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterloo Mills, 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 Waterloo Mills.
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 Waterloo Mills:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Bergen County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Monroe County
- Pike 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 Waterloo Mills, 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 from Point A (ie- Waterloo Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |