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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 Archdale (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 Archdale. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Archdale is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).

Below are the counties that are near Archdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Archdale:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Archdale)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archdale, with the one closest to Archdale listed first.
    • Cohoes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
      • Green Island is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <3>
    • Watervliet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Latham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Newtonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Loudonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
      • Loudonville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <3>
    • Menands
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisha Kill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisha Kill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
      • Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lisha Kill
      • From Archdale to Lisha Kill
    • Colonie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
      • Colonie is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <3>
    • Roessleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roessleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roessleville
      • Roessleville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roessleville <3>
    • West Albany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Albany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rensselaer County
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archdale, with the one closest to Archdale listed first.
    • Schuylerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylerville
      • Schuylerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylerville <3>
    • Victory Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Village of Victory
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
      • Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
      • Village of Victory has also been known as:
      • Victory village
    • Gates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Saratoga County
    • Grangerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Northumberland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deans Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Stillwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ketchums Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Stillwater Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jewell Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saratoga Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Schenectady County
  • Warren County
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archdale, with the one closest to Archdale listed first.
    • Williamstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
    • Greylock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greylock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
      • Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greylock
      • From Archdale to Greylock
    • North Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archdale, with the one closest to Archdale listed first.
    • North Bennington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shaftsbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
      • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • Shaftsbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Paper Mill Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
      • Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • South Shaftsbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
    • Arlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
    • Sandgate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
      • Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Bennington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
    • Old Bennington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
      • Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Kansas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bennington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archdale, with the one closest to Archdale listed first.
    • Pawlet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Wells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Danby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
      • Danby is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archdale, with the one closest to Archdale listed first.
    • Somerset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Stratton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Stratton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Archdale, see our County-by-County Page for Archdale.

Cemeteries Near Archdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Archdale.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Archdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Archdale, with the one closest to Archdale listed first.

  • Brownell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwich Protestant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fraser Burial Site
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraser Burial Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraser Burial Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Broad Street Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Broad Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Broad Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Finch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cemetery of Visitation
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery of Visitation
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery of Visitation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Notre Dame Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Notre Dame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Victory Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (437 more) ...
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Binninger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Binninger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Binninger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Laing Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Archdale had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Archdale, with the one closest to Archdale listed first.

  • Fly Summit
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Center Cambridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • North Easton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • West Cambridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cambridge
    • West Cambridge is located in Washington County
  • Easton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Washington County
  • South Cambridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cambridge
    • South Cambridge is located in Washington County
  • Coila
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Middle Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Falls
    • Middle Falls is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Falls <3>
  • Cambridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
  • Battenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Center White Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Schuylerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylerville
      • Schuylerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylerville <3>
    • Victory Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coveville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coveville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveville
      • Coveville is located in Saratoga County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Archdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Archdale.

Newspapers Published in Archdale ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Archdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Archdale, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Archdale.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Archdale:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Archdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ny.us

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Archdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Archdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Archdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0331, Longitude: -73.4809    









 

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