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 West Nyack (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 West Nyack. 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 West Nyack ...
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 West Nyack: W. Nyack
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 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.
West Nyack is located in Rockland 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 Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near West Nyack. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Nyack:
- Rockland County (The home county of West Nyack)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Central Nyack
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Valley Cottage
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
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- Bardonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Germonds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
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- Nyack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New City Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
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- Blauvelt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nanuet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- New City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New City is located in Rockland County
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- Orangeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Pearl River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Riverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
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- Fordham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
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- Williams Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Eastchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
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- Bronx
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Concourse Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
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- City Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
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- Throggs Neck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
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- Locust Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
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- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Beacon Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
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- Beacon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Groveville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
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- Glenham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fishkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
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- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Greenpoint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
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- New York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Kings County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
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- Bushwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
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- Red Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County
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- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
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- Flatbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
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- Marcus Garvey Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nassau County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Sands Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
- Port Washington North
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Washington North is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
- Baxter Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Glen Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Atlantic Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County
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- Great Neck Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
- Great Neck Gardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
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- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Inwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in New York County
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- Washington Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
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- Delano Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
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- Harlem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in New York County
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- Morningside Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
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- East Harlem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
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- Park West Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
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- Manhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
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- Seneca Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
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- Yorkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
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- Hell's Kitchen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
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- Kips Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County
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- Peter Cooper Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
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- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Tuxedo Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Central Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harriman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Highland Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kiryas Joel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
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- Walton Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County
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- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Continental Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
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- Putnam Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
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- Adams Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Garrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tompkins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
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- Mahopac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Mahopac Mines
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
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- Crafts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
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- Brewster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
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- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Astoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beechhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
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- Whitestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flushing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jackson Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodside
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Corona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Long Island City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elmhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County
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- Bayside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Douglaston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suffolk County
- Lloyd Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Sleepy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Archville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Westchester County
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- Tarrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scarborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pocantico Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Briarcliff Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ossining
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbs Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ardsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings-on-Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Banksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Belle Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cos Cob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Riverbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- High Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Old Greenwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stamford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- North Stamford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Stamford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Park Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Saint Josephs Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- West Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- River Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Mahwah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ho-Ho-Kus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ackermans Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Ridgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Wortendyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Radburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Wyckoff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Campgaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Warren Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Meadow Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Brookdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Cedar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Nutley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Upper Montclair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Caldwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- North Bergen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Guttenberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Secaucus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- West New York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Hoboken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Kearny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Bergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Communipaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Jersey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Bayonne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Butler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Montville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Taylortown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Newfoundland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Boonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boonton is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Hanover Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Powerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Lyonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- East Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Troy Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Denville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denville is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Hibernia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Lake Telemark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
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- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Paterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Preakness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Haskell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Athenia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Passaic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Wayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Borough of Woodland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Little Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- The Village at Little Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delawanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Singac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- West Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Highland Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
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- Vernon Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Union County (NJ)
- Hillside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Nyack, see our County-by-County Page for West Nyack.
Cemeteries Near West Nyack ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Nyack.
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 West Nyack - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Nyack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Mt. Moor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nyack Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nanuet True Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Temple Israel Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pascack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pascack Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (524 more) ...
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saddle River Low Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Nyack had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Nyack, with the one closest to West Nyack listed first.
- Germonds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
- Valley Cottage
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage
- Bardonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nanuet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blauvelt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nyack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Orangeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- South Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Upper Nyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Rockland Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
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- Piermont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Congers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hampstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampstead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Nyack. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Nyack.
Newspapers Published in West Nyack ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Nyack.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Nyack, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Nyack.
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 websites either 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 West Nyack:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rockland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Union 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 West Nyack, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Nyack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |