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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 Whitehouse Crossing (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 Whitehouse Crossing. 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 Whitehouse Crossing ...
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 Whitehouse Crossing: Whitehouse Xing.
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 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.
Whitehouse Crossing is located in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County: Fairfield (CT), Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Orange, Putnam & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Whitehouse Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitehouse Crossing:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Whitehouse Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Irondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Spencer Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spencer Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Corners
- Millerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pine Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Mount Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Leedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leedsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedsville
- Jackson Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Amenia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amenia Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia Union
- Bangall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lithgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lithgow is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithgow
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Weed Mines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Ancramdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Copake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Copake Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ancram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Copake Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Silvernails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Craryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Taghkanic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Taghkanic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Martindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Churchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catskill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Kiskatom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Leeds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coxsackie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Palenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Glasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Malden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Saugerties
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Mount Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Katrine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mount Marion Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Ponck Hockie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Port Ewen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Connelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Quarryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- West Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Taconic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Amesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Lime Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wangum Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
- Falls Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Canaan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Mount Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ashley Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Egremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- South Egremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Gomorrah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- North Egremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Egremont Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- Great Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Mill River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Southfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Alford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Tolland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- West Granville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- North Blandford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitehouse Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Whitehouse Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Whitehouse Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitehouse Crossing.
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 Whitehouse Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitehouse Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Copake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Irondale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapinville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Copake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ancram Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ancram Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Churchill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Square Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<5>
While we didn't find Whitehouse Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitehouse Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitehouse Crossing, with the one closest to Whitehouse Crossing listed first.
- Boston Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boston Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Mount Riga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Riga is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Riga
- Weed Mines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Alander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alander is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alander
- Irondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Copake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ore Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- West Copake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Copake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Copake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Ancram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Plains
(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 Whitehouse Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitehouse Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Whitehouse Crossing ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehouse Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitehouse Crossing, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitehouse Crossing.
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 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 Whitehouse Crossing:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Ulster County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire County
- Hampden 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitehouse Crossing) 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <5> | 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 Whitehouse Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |