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 Settlement (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 Settlement. 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 Settlement ...
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 Settlement: W. Settlement
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Settlement. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Settlement.
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.
West Settlement is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near West Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Settlement:
- Greene County (The home county of West Settlement)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Settlement, with the one closest to West Settlement listed first.
- Red Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Jewett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- Brooksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- West Kill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spruceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Cornwallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tannersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Settlement, with the one closest to West Settlement listed first.
- Potter Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Cooksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preston Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Westerlo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- South Berne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Westerlo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dormansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Berne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Settlement, with the one closest to West Settlement listed first.
- Germantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Germantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Settlement, with the one closest to West Settlement listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fleischmanns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halcottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harpersfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Kingston is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
- South Kortright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bovina
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Margaretville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchess County
- Tivoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Settlement, with the one closest to West Settlement listed first.
- Calcutta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Worcester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schenevus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Maryland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady County
- Delanson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Settlement, with the one closest to West Settlement listed first.
- Manorkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- West Conesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Broome Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Bates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- North Blenheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Livingstonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Breakabeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Franklinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- South Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vintonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Sullivan County
- Claryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Settlement, with the one closest to West Settlement listed first.
- Bushnellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
- Pine Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shandaken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Highmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Indian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Phoenicia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oliverea
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Willow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Belle Ayr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
- Bearsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boiceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Settlement, see our County-by-County Page for West Settlement.
Cemeteries Near West Settlement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Settlement.
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 Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Settlement, with the one closest to West Settlement listed first.
- West Settlement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Joseph's Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sutton Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huntersfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
- The Upper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huggans - Lutz Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richtmyer Case Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patrie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rappelea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Deyo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deyoe Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deyoe Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deyoe Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of West Kill.
- The Deyoe Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deyoe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64342 <3>
- Ashland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find West Settlement in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Settlement.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Settlement, with the one closest to West Settlement listed first.
- Red Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Conesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Manorkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- West Conesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Jewett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilboa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Gorge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jewett Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Kill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hensonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mackey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Settlement.
Newspapers Published in West Settlement ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Settlement.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Settlement, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Settlement.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to West Settlement:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Otsego County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster 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> | 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 Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |