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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 Austerlitz (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 Austerlitz. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Austerlitz is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Austerlitz)
  • Albany County
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austerlitz, with the one closest to Austerlitz listed first.
    • Irondale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Dutchess County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irondale
      • From Austerlitz to Irondale
    • Millerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Dutchess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <2>
    • Pine Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jackson Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Ross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
      • Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Ross
      • From Austerlitz to Mount Ross
    • Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Dutchess County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bethel
      • From Austerlitz to Bethel
    • Upper Red Hook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tivoli
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
      • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <2>
    • Cruger Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
    • Milan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Hook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
    • Smithfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Dutchess County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smithfield
      • From Austerlitz to Smithfield
  • Greene County
  • Rensselaer County
  • Ulster County
  • Litchfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austerlitz, with the one closest to Austerlitz listed first.
    • Taconic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Canaan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Twin Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wangum Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wangum Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
      • Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
    • Clayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clayton
      • From Austerlitz to Clayton
    • North Canaan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
      • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
    • Salisbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
    • Salisbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • East Canaan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canaan
      • East Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canaan <2>
    • Lakeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Amesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ore Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ore Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
      • Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ore Hill
      • From Austerlitz to Ore Hill
    • Canaan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austerlitz, with the one closest to Austerlitz listed first.
    • Rockdale Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Stockbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Alford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Richmond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Housatonic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockbridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Van Deusenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Egremont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Stevens Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Egremont Plain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Great Barrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Egremont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
      • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austerlitz, with the one closest to Austerlitz listed first.
    • Chester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
    • North Blandford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • North Chester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Chester Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tolland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
      • Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Blandford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
      • Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Hampshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austerlitz, with the one closest to Austerlitz listed first.
    • Middlefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Worthington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
    • Worthington Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Huntington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people

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

Cemeteries Near Austerlitz ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Austerlitz.

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 Austerlitz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Austerlitz Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austerlitz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austerlitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spencertown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rockdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Stockbridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Stockbridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Stockbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flatbrook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harlemville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlemville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlemville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (311 more) ...
    • Cone Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crum Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Collins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Austerlitz had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Green River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Red Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencertown
    • Spencertown is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencertown <2>
  • State Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • North Hillsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hillsdale
    • North Hillsdale is located in Columbia County
  • Alford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockdale Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Stockbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Richmond Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
    • Richmond Furnace is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Flatbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrook
    • Flatbrook is located in Columbia County
  • Canaan Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Harlemville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Housatonic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Concord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)

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

Newspapers Published in Austerlitz ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Austerlitz.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Austerlitz, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Austerlitz.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Austerlitz:

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<6>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 Austerlitz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Austerlitz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austerlitz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3099, Longitude: -73.4735    









 

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