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 Bon Acre (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 Bon Acre. 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.
Bon Acre is located in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County: Berkshire (MA), Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington & Bennington (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Bon Acre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bon Acre:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of Bon Acre)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Sand Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Averill Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Sand Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poestenkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Best
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Sliters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Wyantskill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Luther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Albia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Wynantskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Couse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Menands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Green Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cohoes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loudonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Normansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Riders Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- North Chatham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Niverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Rock City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Valatie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Canaan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Kinderhook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chatham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Coxsackie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Waterford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Stillwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Coons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Elnora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Country Knolls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Niskayuna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alplaus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Schenectady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rotterdam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Scotia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Princetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Rotterdam Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Center Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Center White Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Fly Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- North Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- White Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- New Ashford
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Williamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Lanesborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Shaker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Stevens Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Cheshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Farnams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Farnams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams
- Greylock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Berkshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Pittsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Franklin County (MA)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Pownal Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Bennington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bennington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bennington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Paper Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Stamford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Stamford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Woodford Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Shaftsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bon Acre, see our County-by-County Page for Bon Acre.
Cemeteries Near Bon Acre ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bon Acre.
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 Bon Acre - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bon Acre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brookside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Albany Muslim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills Cemetery
- The Eagle Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millville Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coonradt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fifty Six Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- St. Jean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Larkin 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bon Acre in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bon Acre.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bon Acre, with the one closest to Bon Acre listed first.
- Averill Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sand Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Sand Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Best
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Sliters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Poestenkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Luther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- North Nassau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
- Couse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Eagle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- East Schodack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoag Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- West Stephentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Defreestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Cropseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bon Acre. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bon Acre.
Newspapers Published in Bon Acre ...
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 354 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bon Acre.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bon Acre, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bon Acre.
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 Bon Acre:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin 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> | 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> | 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 Bon Acre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bon Acre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |