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 Wurtsboro (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 Wurtsboro. 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 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.
Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Pike (PA) & Wayne (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Wurtsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wurtsboro:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Wurtsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wurtsboro, with the one closest to Wurtsboro listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Fallsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Hurleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wurtsboro, with the one closest to Wurtsboro listed first.
- Beacon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crown Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crown Heights is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Heights
- Groveville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Hughsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Glenham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wappingers Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fishkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Poughkeepsie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spackenkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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 Wurtsboro, with the one closest to Wurtsboro listed first.
- Otisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Washington Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Pine Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Searsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Searsville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuddebackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- East Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Middletown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
- Mechanicstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicstown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
- Michigan Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Corners is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Corners
- Finchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wurtsboro, with the one closest to Wurtsboro listed first.
- Cold Spring
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wurtsboro, with the one closest to Wurtsboro listed first.
- Spring Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Cragsmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ellenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Napanoch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Ben
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Port Ben is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Ben
- Rutsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- Bruynswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Wawarsing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallkill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wurtsboro, with the one closest to Wurtsboro listed first.
- Colesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Vernon Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Libertyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Highland Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- McCoys Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Roys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Wykertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Beaver Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Hardistonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Pellettown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wurtsboro, with the one closest to Wurtsboro listed first.
- Millrift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Matamoras
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lackawaxen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westcolang
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Conashaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Masthope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Rowland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County (PA)
- Milanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wurtsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Wurtsboro.
Cemeteries Near Wurtsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wurtsboro.
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 Wurtsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wurtsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wurtsboro, with the one closest to Wurtsboro listed first.
- Sylvan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stanton Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bloomington Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingburg Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belle Terre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crawford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wurtsboro had a population of 490 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wurtsboro had a population of 1,150 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wurtsboro, with the one closest to Wurtsboro listed first.
- Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haven is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Winterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winterton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterton
- Summitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westbrookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Circleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bullville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bullville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullville
- Walker Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Otisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wurtsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wurtsboro.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wurtsboro ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wurtsboro.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wurtsboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wurtsboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wurtsboro.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of Wurtsboro.
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 Wurtsboro:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Ulster County
- Sussex County
- Pike County
- Wayne 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wurtsboro) 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 Wurtsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |