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 Birch Acres (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 Birch Acres. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Birch Acres 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 Birch Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birch Acres:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Birch Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- Saratoga Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kings Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- Saratoga Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Cedar Bluffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Gates
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gurn Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riley Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riley Cove is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cove
- Deans Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- South Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Grangerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Ketchums Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- Cohoes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Latham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Newtonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Watervliet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Colonie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Loudonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Menands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- Mills Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Broadalbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Northville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Cranberry Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Progress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Benson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- Hagaman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Harrower
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Amsterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Johnson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Lansingburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pittstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Raymertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Boyntonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Hoosick Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Hoosick Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- East Glenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Aqueduct
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schenectady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Niskayuna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rotterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- West Glens Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Luzerne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Queensbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Athol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Warrensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bolton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- North Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Crandall Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Archdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- North Greenwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- Fort Edward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Fly Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Battenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Argyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Cossayuna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- West Rupert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Sandgate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Shaftsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Shaftsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- South Shaftsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Paper Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birch Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Birch Acres.
Cemeteries Near Birch Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birch Acres.
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 Birch Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Birch Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Louden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Daniel's Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ramsdill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Wilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Munger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Greenfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell - Brisbin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Birch Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Birch Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Birch Acres, with the one closest to Birch Acres listed first.
- Saratoga Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saratoga Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Kings Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- Cedar Bluffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Burgoyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burgoyne is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoyne
- Deans Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- South Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Ketchums Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Grangerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- Kings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Milton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birch Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birch Acres.
Newspapers Published in Birch Acres ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birch Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birch Acres, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Birch Acres.
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 Birch Acres:
- 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
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Bennington 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 Birch Acres, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Birch Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |