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 Bellevue (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 Bellevue. 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.
Bellevue is located in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Bellevue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellevue:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Bellevue)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Rotterdam
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scotia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Princetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Stoodley Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Alplaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- East Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Rynex Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Niskayuna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Fullers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lisha Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Hartmans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Guilderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Colonie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Voorheesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- North Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Kinderhook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valatie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Perth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Broadalbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Progress
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Meco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Medway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cornwallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Cranesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Hagaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Lansingburgh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Rensselaer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Sycaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Defreestville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Wynantskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Wyantskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Couse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Greenbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Groom Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Burnt Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Halfmoon Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Elnora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- West Charlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Clifton Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Halfmoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Ballston Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Esperance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gallupville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Greenbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Livingstonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Argusville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Cobleskill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Center Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellevue, see our County-by-County Page for Bellevue.
Cemeteries Near Bellevue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellevue.
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 Bellevue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellevue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
- The St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Cyril Cemetery
- South Schenectady Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65950 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fisher Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
- The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rotterdam UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64539 <2>
- Vedder Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vedder Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vedder Family Cemetery is located in Schenectady.
- The Vedder Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vedder Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332933 <2>
- Viewland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Viewland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Schenectady.
- The Viewland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cobblestone Reformed Church Cemetery
- View Land Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66615 <2>
- Schenectady Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adalbert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Rotterdam.
- The St. Adalbert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wojcjecha Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66766 <2>
- Agudat Achim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Lower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Workmens Circle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Free Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Bellevue in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellevue.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Rotterdam
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scotia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Princetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Gifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Fullers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Kelleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kelleys is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys
- Lisha Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Aqueduct
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rynex Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Guilderland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellevue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellevue.
Newspapers Published in Bellevue ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellevue.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellevue, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellevue.
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 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 Bellevue:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schoharie 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Bellevue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bellevue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |