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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 Boston Corner (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 Boston Corner. 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 Boston Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Boston Corner: Boston Cor. (or less commonly used: Boston Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Boston Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boston Corner.
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 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.
Boston Corner is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Boston Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boston Corner:
- Columbia County (The home county of Boston Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston Corner, with the one closest to Boston Corner listed first.
- Weed Mines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Copake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copake Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ancramdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ancram
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Copake Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copake Lake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
- Craryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silvernails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Taghkanic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Taghkanic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Martindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Churchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston Corner, with the one closest to Boston Corner listed first.
- Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Millerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spencer Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spencer Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Corners
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pine Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Jackson Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Leedsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leedsville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedsville
- Amenia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Amenia Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia Union
- Bangall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston Corner, with the one closest to Boston Corner listed first.
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catskill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Kiskatom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Leeds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coxsackie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Palenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Clove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Gayhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Rensselaer County
- Brainard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston Corner, with the one closest to Boston Corner listed first.
- Glasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Malden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Saugerties
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kingston
- Mount Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Katrine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Marion Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Ponck Hockie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ponck Hockie is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponck Hockie
- Quarryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Port Ewen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Ruby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston Corner, with the one closest to Boston Corner listed first.
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- West Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston Corner, with the one closest to Boston Corner listed first.
- Taconic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wangum Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
- Amesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- North Canaan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Falls Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston Corner, with the one closest to Boston Corner listed first.
- Mount Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ashley Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Egremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- South Egremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Egremont Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- North Egremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Gomorrah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Great Barrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Mill River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Alford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Van Deusenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston Corner, with the one closest to Boston Corner listed first.
- Tolland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- North Blandford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- West Granville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boston Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Boston Corner.
Cemeteries Near Boston Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boston Corner.
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 Boston Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boston Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boston Corner, with the one closest to Boston Corner listed first.
- Copake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Bridget's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Copake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapinville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Churchill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ancram Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ancram Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Our Lady Of The Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Boston Corner had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boston Corner, with the one closest to Boston Corner listed first.
- Weed Mines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Alander
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alander is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alander
- Copake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Riga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Riga is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Riga
- Mount Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- West Copake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Copake is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Copake
- Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Ancram
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Gallatinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gallatinville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatinville
- Silvernails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silvernails is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boston Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boston Corner.
Newspapers Published in Boston Corner ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boston Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boston Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boston Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Boston Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Rensselaer County
- Ulster County
- Hartford County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire County
- Hampden 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> | 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- Boston Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <5> | 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 Boston Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |