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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 Ballston Spa (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 Spa. 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 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.

Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County and is the County Seat.

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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Ballston Spa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ballston Spa.

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

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

  • Ballston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Factory Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Factory Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Factory Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Malta Ridge West Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malta Ridge West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malta Ridge West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Milton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Milton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunning Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Malta Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malta Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malta Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hubbell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Line Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Line Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Line Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Munger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rock City Falls Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock City Falls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock City Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Milton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Milton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sweetman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweetman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ballston Spa had a population of 3,527 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ballston Spa had a population of 5,189 people.

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

  • East Line
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Line
    • East Line is located in Saratoga County
  • Ballston Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballston Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
    • Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
  • Malta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <3>
  • Milton Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Milton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
    • West Milton is located in Saratoga County
  • Round Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
    • Round Lake is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <3>
  • Maltaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maltaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
    • Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
  • Saratoga Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
    • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <3>
  • Rock City Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Falls
    • Rock City Falls is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock City Falls <3>
  • Burnt Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Middle Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
    • Middle Grove is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Grove <3>
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    • South Greenfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Birchton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birchton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
      • Birchton is located in Saratoga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birchton
      • From Ballston Spa to Birchton
    • Charlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
      • Charlton 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 Ballston Spa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ballston Spa.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ballston Spa ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballston Spa.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ballston Spa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ballston Spa and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ballston Spa.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> of Ballston Spa.

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 websites either 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 Spa:

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

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ballston Spa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Ballston Spa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ballston Spa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0027, Longitude: -73.8489    









 

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