Catskill Road
United States 
Migration Trails and Roads Massachusetts New York Catskill Road
Did an ancestor travel the Catskill Road of Massachusetts and New York? Learn about this settler migration route, its transportation history, and find related genealogy sources.
The Catskill Road, also known as the Catskill Turnpike, also known as the Ancram Turnpike, is about a 100 mile (161 kilometer) pathway from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York, via Ancram, New York. The route went westward from Springfield, Massachusetts toward the southwest corner of that state. It entered New York State near the town of Ancram and went thence northwest to the town of Catskill on the west bank of the Hudson River. From Catskill the highway was usually called the Catskill Turnpike and hugged the north edge of the Catskill Mountains running toward Unadilla (formerly Wattle's Ferry) on the Susquehanna River.[1]
Route[edit | edit source]
There may have been two forks of the Catskill Road. New York State historical roadside markers show Ancram was connected by old turnpikes both to Salisbury, Connecticut, and to Barrington, Massachusetts via Hillsdale (Nobletown), New York.[2]
Sources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), pages 532 and M-48. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 1999. This was one of the most important migration routes for early New England settlers who pioneered into central New York.
- ↑ "36 Old Turnpike Road" and "37 Turnpike Road" in List of New York State Historic Markers in Columbia County, New York in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 21 October 2014).
| ||||||||||||