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 Saugerties (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 Saugerties. 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 Saugerties ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Saugerties: W. Saugerties
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
West Saugerties is located in Ulster County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near West Saugerties. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Saugerties:
- Ulster County (The home county of West Saugerties)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saugerties, with the one closest to West Saugerties listed first.
- Quarryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- High Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Daisy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Malden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Mount Marion Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Mount Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saugerties
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zena is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Shady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bearsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saugerties, with the one closest to West Saugerties listed first.
- Cooksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Medusa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Westerlo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Potter Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Preston Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alcove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coeymans Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dormansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Aquetuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Westerlo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ravena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coeymans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saugerties, with the one closest to West Saugerties listed first.
- Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Burden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Elizaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glenco Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- West Taghkanic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Greenport Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Lorenz Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Hollowville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Silvernails
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Stottville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saugerties, with the one closest to West Saugerties listed first.
- Fleischmanns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Denver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Gorge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halcottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Margaretville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saugerties, with the one closest to West Saugerties listed first.
- Tivoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Upper Red Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Red Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinecliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rhinebeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Jackson Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Wurtemburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Mount Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Staatsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saugerties, with the one closest to West Saugerties listed first.
- Platte Clove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Palenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haines Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kiskatom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Tannersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cairo Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Catskill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rensselaer County
- Schodack Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saugerties, with the one closest to West Saugerties listed first.
- Manorkill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Bates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- West Conesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Broome Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Livingstonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Sullivan County
- Claryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- Mount Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Saugerties, see our County-by-County Page for West Saugerties.
Cemeteries Near West Saugerties ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Saugerties.
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 Saugerties - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Saugerties covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Saugerties, with the one closest to West Saugerties listed first.
- Shoub Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palenville Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Marion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aaron Haines Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haines Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheriot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joseph Sax Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Sax Cemetery
- The Joseph Sax Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawrence Family Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 West Saugerties had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Saugerties, with the one closest to West Saugerties listed first.
- Quarryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Platte Clove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Daisy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- High Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Katsbaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Katsbaan is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katsbaan
- Saxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Palenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saugerties
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- West Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Zena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zena is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Haines Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Saugerties. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Saugerties.
Newspapers Published in West Saugerties ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Saugerties.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Saugerties, 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 West Saugerties.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to West Saugerties:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Ulster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Rensselaer County
- Schoharie County
- Sullivan County
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Saugerties, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Saugerties) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |