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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 West Park (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 Park. 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 Park ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Park: W. Park

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

West Park is located in Ulster County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 West Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Park:

  • Ulster County     (The home county of West Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
    • Esopus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esopus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esopus
      • Esopus is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esopus <2>
    • Lloyd
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
      • Lloyd is located in Ulster County
    • Rifton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lefever Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
      • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
    • Tillson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillson
      • Tillson is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tillson <2>
    • New Paltz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
      • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <2>
    • Port Ewen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Binnewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binnewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
      • Binnewater is located in Ulster County
    • Rosendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiteport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteport
      • Whiteport is located in Ulster County
    • Clintondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintondale
      • Clintondale is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintondale <2>
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Germantown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ancram
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ancramdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suydam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County
    • West Taghkanic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
    • Burden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
    • Glenco Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
    • Taghkanic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Churchtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
    • Weed Mines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weed Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
      • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
    • Copake Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
      • Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
    • Hyde Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Haviland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haviland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
      • Haviland is located in Dutchess County
    • Staatsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Dutchess County
    • Pleasant Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
    • Poughkeepsie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Arlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
    • Salt Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rhinecliff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wurtemburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
    • Manchester Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Bridge
      • Manchester Bridge is located in Dutchess County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
    • Platte Clove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
    • Palenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kiskatom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiskatom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
      • Kiskatom is located in Greene County
    • Catskill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
      • Catskill is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Tannersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
    • Leptondale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
      • Leptondale is located in Orange County
    • Balmville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
      • Balmville is located in Orange County
    • Gardnertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
      • Gardnertown is located in Orange County
    • Orange Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
      • Orange Lake is located in Orange County
    • Saint Andrew
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
      • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
    • Newburgh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Walden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <2>
    • Pine Bush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Searsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
      • Searsville is located in Orange County
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
      • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall-on-Hudson <2>
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
    • Cold Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Nelsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Patterson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Carmel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
    • Garrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Tompkins Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
      • Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
    • Towners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
      • Towners is located in Putnam County
    • Glenclyffe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
      • Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
    • Crafts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County
    • Dykemans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykemans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
      • Dykemans is located in Putnam County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
    • Summitville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
      • Summitville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summitville <2>
    • Bloomingburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
    • Sherman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
    • Sherman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Park, with the one closest to West Park listed first.
    • Bulls Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
      • Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • New Milford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
      • New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
    • Kent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sharon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gaylordsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
    • Sharon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
    • South Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kent
      • South Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Kent <2>
    • Ellsworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • North Kent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
      • North Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Lakeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornwall Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Bridge
      • Cornwall Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall Bridge <2>

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

Newspapers Published in West Park ...

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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Park, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to West Park:

Cemeteries Near West Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Park.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Ascension Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ascension Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ascension Church Cemetery
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
  • Stoutenberg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoutenberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoutenberg Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Hutton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutton Cemetery
  • Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the north of Pleasant Plains.
    • The Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crum Elbow Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Elbow Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64308 <6>
  • Union Cemetery of Loyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
  • Rosendale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosendale Cemetery
  • Continue List   (223 more) ...
    • Old Presbyterian Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Ground
    • Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Park had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Hyde Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • East Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Park
    • East Park is located in Dutchess County
  • Esopus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esopus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esopus
    • Esopus is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esopus <2>
  • Plutarch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plutarch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
    • Plutarch is located in Ulster County
  • Ulster Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulster Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulster Park
    • Ulster Park is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulster Park <2>
  • Staatsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Highland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gretna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Gretna is located in Dutchess County
  • New Paltz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
    • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <2>
  • Ohioville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohioville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
    • Ohioville is located in Ulster County
  • Poughkeepsie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Remy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Remy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Remy
    • Saint Remy is located in Ulster County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Pleasant Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
    • Creeklocks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creeklocks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
      • Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
    • Lefever Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
      • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7945, Longitude: -73.9596       In this case, the coordinates for West Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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