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 Wilcox (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 Wilcox. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Wilcox is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Wilcox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilcox:
- Orange County (The home county of Wilcox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Pine Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newport is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Amity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Big Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Edenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Homestead Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Finchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Dutchess County
- Beacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Glenclyffe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Cold Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Garrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Continental Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Sloatsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Hillburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suffern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Pomona
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tallman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Wesley Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Mount Ivy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Airmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Kaser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wurtsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Pond Eddy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glen Wild
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Squirrels Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Barryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Ulsterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Walker Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cragsmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Spring Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dwaarkill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Wallkill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Ellenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Hurley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Rutsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Sylva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Buchanan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Verplanck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Peekskill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crugers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Mahwah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Ackermans Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Campgaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Wyckoff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Wortendyke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Park Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Ridgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Essex County (NJ)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Newfoundland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Butler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Weldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Woodport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodport is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Hurdtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Lake Telemark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Lyonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Hibernia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Taylortown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Hilltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Powerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
- White Meadow Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- West Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Haskell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Preakness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Vernon Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Highland Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Colesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- McCoys Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Beaver Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Hardistonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Roys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Pellettown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Wykertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Warren County (NJ)
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Monroe County (PA)
- Bushkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Matamoras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millrift
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Parkers Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Egypt Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Lackawaxen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Lords Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilcox, see our County-by-County Page for Wilcox.
Cemeteries Near Wilcox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilcox.
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 Wilcox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilcox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stewartown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Minisink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wantage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florida Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgebury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Old School Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wilcox had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilcox, with the one closest to Wilcox listed first.
- Pine Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Amity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Westtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Big Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- DeKays
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- DeKays is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeKays
- New Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Milford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Ridgebury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ridgebury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Quarryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quarryville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilcox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilcox.
Newspapers Published in Wilcox ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilcox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilcox, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilcox.
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 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 Wilcox:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Monroe County
- Pike 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 Wilcox, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilcox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |