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 Woodinville (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 Woodinville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Woodinville 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 Woodinville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodinville:
- Dutchess County (The home county of Woodinville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- Pawling
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Pawling
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- Poughquag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Beekman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Stormville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
- Clove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- North Clove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Clove is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
- Dogtail Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
- Arthursburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arthursburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthursburg
- Lagrangeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Fishkill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- Ancramdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silvernails
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Balmville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Balmville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmville
- Newburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cronomer Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Gardnertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gardnertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnertown
- Firthcliffe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Orrs Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
- Leptondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leptondale is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
- Vails Gate
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Towners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Lake Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Farmers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Putnam Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Dykemans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Deforest Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Brewster Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Brewster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crafts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Mahopac Mines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Mahopac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peach Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Stony Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- Marlboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Ardonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Clintondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plattekill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Esopus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Plutarch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plutarch is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plutarch
- Modena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Hurley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- Heritage Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Somers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lincolndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shenorock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Jefferson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Goldens Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Granite Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shrub Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Boutonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boutonville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
- Cross River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yorktown Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ball Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
- New Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- New Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Brookfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Danbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Danbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
- Hartford County (CT)
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- Bulls Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Gaylordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- New Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Lanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Chimney Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- New Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Northville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Bridgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- South Britain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Southbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Southbury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
- Southbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Southford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Southford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
- Middlebury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middlebury is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
- Middlebury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bowers Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Beacon Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Borough of Naugatuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Borough of Naugatuck is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Naugatuck
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,659 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodinville, see our County-by-County Page for Woodinville.
Cemeteries Near Woodinville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodinville.
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 Woodinville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodinville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- St. John's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pawling Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pawling Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pawling.
- The Pawling Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pawling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641185 <2>
- Watts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beekman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flagler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Baptist Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ballard Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ludingtonville Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Mead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherman Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Woodinville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodinville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodinville, with the one closest to Woodinville listed first.
- Pawling
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Pawling
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Pawling is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
- Holmes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poughquag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Patterson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Patterson
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Green Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Ludingtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ludingtonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludingtonville
- Clove Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clove Valley is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove Valley
- Beekman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beekman is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
- Stormville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Towners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Towners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Webatuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webatuck is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webatuck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodinville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodinville.
Newspapers Published in Woodinville ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodinville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodinville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodinville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Woodinville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Dutchess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- New Haven 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> | 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- Woodinville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Woodinville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |