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 Benedict (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 Benedict. 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 hospitals 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.
Benedict is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.
Below are the counties that are near Benedict. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benedict:
- Fulton County (The home county of Benedict)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- North Broadalbin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Union Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Mills Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Cranberry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Broadalbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Jackson Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- Fullers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lisha Kill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Knox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- Benson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Blackbridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
- Wells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Gilmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
- Piseco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herkimer County
- Fort Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- Hagaman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harrower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Rockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Fort Johnson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cranesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tribes Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Auriesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fonda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fultonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Burtonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- Hagedorns Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Edinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Batchellerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
- Mosherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Galway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Birchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- West Charlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Milton Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Porter Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Day Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Day Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rotterdam Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mariaville Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- East Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Braman Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Alplaus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- Esperance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Central Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Argusville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Lake Luzerne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Athol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake George
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- Fort Edward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Hudson Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benedict, see our County-by-County Page for Benedict.
Cemeteries Near Benedict ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benedict.
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 Benedict - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benedict covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- Yates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hagadorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Munsonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vail Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foster Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Mayfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Benedict had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benedict, with the one closest to Benedict listed first.
- North Broadalbin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Union Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Mills Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Hagedorns Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Broadalbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Munsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Munsonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
- Barkersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barkersville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkersville
- North Galway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Galway is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Galway
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sacandaga Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sacandaga Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacandaga Park
- Mosherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Batchellerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benedict. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benedict.
Newspapers Published in Benedict ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benedict.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benedict, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benedict.
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 Benedict:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Saratoga 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 Benedict, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Benedict) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |