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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 Breakabeen (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 Breakabeen. 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 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.

Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.

Below are the counties that are near Breakabeen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Breakabeen:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Breakabeen, see our County-by-County Page for Breakabeen.

Cemeteries Near Breakabeen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Breakabeen.

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 Breakabeen - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Breakabeen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Breakabeen, with the one closest to Breakabeen listed first.

  • Breakabeen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breakabeen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breakabeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knisker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knisker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knisker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kniskern Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shafer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shafer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hager Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hager Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Safford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Safford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Safford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Village of West Fulton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village of West Fulton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village of West Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clapper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clapper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clapper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keyser Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keyser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keyser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mattice Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mattice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mattice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Moore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Franklinton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklinton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ellison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Breakabeen had a population of 308 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Breakabeen, with the one closest to Breakabeen listed first.

  • Fultonham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
    • Fultonham is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonham <1>
  • West Fulton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fulton
    • West Fulton is located in Schoharie County
  • North Blenheim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mackey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
    • Mackey is located in Schoharie County
  • Broome Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Vintonton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vintonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vintonton
    • From Breakabeen to Vintonton
  • Middleburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eminence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Schoharie County
  • Livingstonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gilboa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilboa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
    • Gilboa is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilboa <1>
  • Bates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Bates is located in Schoharie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bates
    • From Breakabeen to Bates
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    • Huntersland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
      • Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
    • South Jefferson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Conesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
      • Conesville is located in Schoharie County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Breakabeen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breakabeen.

Newspapers Published in Breakabeen ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Breakabeen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Breakabeen, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Breakabeen.

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 Breakabeen:

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Breakabeen and North Blenheim. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Breakabeen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Breakabeen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5244, Longitude: -74.4101    
<6>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.
<7>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 Breakabeen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.