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 Ballston Manor (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 Ballston Manor. 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.
Ballston Manor is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Ballston Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ballston Manor:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Ballston Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- Ballston Spa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Factory Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Ballston Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Malta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Round Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Burnt Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Country Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Birchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- Lisha Kill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Cohoes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colonie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Newtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Guilderland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Watervliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Loudonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- Mills Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Perth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- North Broadalbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Broadalbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Northville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Jackson Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Berkshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- Benson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- Cranesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Fonda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Johnsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sycaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Raymertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Buskirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Albia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Pittstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Boyntonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- East Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Alplaus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schenectady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Niskayuna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rotterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- Esperance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Queensbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Archdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Fly Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Center Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- North Greenwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- Battenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Coila
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- South Argyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ballston Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Ballston Manor.
Cemeteries Near Ballston Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ballston Manor.
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 Ballston Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ballston Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- Briggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ballston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hubbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Malta Ridge West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Factory Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunning Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sweetman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Line Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malta Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- West Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Hills Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Ballston Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ballston Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ballston Manor, with the one closest to Ballston Manor listed first.
- East Line
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Line is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Line
- Ballston Spa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ballston Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Malta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Round Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maltaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- West Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Burnt Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Rock City Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Birchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Charlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Elnora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Middle Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ballston Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ballston Manor.
Newspapers Published in Ballston Manor ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballston Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ballston Manor, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ballston Manor.
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 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 Ballston Manor:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren County
- Washington 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> | 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 Ballston Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ballston Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |