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 Bethlehem Heights (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 Bethlehem Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Bethlehem Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bethlehem Heights: Bethlehem Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Bethlehem Heights is located in Albany 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 Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Bethlehem Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethlehem Heights:
- Albany County (The home county of Bethlehem Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- South Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Selkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beckers Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Feura Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ravena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coeymans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Glenmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aquetuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Coeymans Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alcove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- North Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valatie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Riders Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Rossman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ghent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Moorhouse Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- Medway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coxsackie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Gayhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cairo Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- Burtonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Cranesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schodack Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Schodack Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Couse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Rensselaer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Schodack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Luther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Nassau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Best
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Defreestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Sliters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- Halfmoon Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elnora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Burnt Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Country Knolls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Mechanicville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Round Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- Niskayuna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Schenectady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Princetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Aqueduct
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Scotia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Duanesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Alplaus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Delanson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- Gallupville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Bates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Franklinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Middleburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broome Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Manorkill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Schoharie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Central Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Howes Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- Quarryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Malden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Shaker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Stevens Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- West Stockbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Rockdale Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Alford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Lanesborough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- New Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Housatonic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Lenox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- North Egremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethlehem Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Bethlehem Heights.
Cemeteries Near Bethlehem Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethlehem Heights.
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 Bethlehem Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethlehem Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waldron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waldron Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ravena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66626 <2>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Beckers Corners.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64434 <2>
- Mull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nicoll - Sill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicoll - Sill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicoll - Sill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Selkirk.
- The Nicoll - Sill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicoll - Sill Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452555 <2>
- Westervelt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Feura Bush.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220071 <2>
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64729 <2>
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
- The St. Patrick's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66143 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bethlehem Center.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Ann's Calvary Cemetery
- St. John's Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64112 <2>
- Holy Spirit Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edward Haswell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Bethlehem Center.
- The Edward Haswell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edward Haswell Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2446919 <2>
- Coeymans Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Lawn 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.<4>
While we didn't find Bethlehem Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethlehem Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethlehem Heights, with the one closest to Bethlehem Heights listed first.
- South Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Selkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beckers Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Feura Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coeymans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schodack Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wemple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wemple is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
- Coeymans Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aquetuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Glenmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Delmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Fields is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields
- Alcove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethlehem Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethlehem Heights.
Newspapers Published in Bethlehem Heights ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethlehem Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethlehem Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethlehem Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bethlehem Heights:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster County
- Berkshire 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 '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- Bethlehem Heights) 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 Bethlehem Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |