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 Broadalbin (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 Broadalbin. 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.
Broadalbin is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.
Below are the counties that are near Broadalbin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broadalbin:
- Fulton County (The home county of Broadalbin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Perth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- North Broadalbin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cranberry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Jackson Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Berkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Northville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Fullers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Knox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Meadowdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Guilderland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Latham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Benson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Arietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Blackbridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
- Wells
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilmantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
- Piseco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Fort Plain
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dolgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Starkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Hagaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tribes Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Auriesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fonda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fultonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Burtonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Hagedorns Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Galway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mosherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- West Charlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Edinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Batchellerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
- Birchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Harmony Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Rock City Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Charlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Milton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Factory Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Braman Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Rynex Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Stoodley Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- East Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Scotia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duanesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Alplaus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Esperance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Argusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Central Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gallupville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Schoharie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sharon Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Leesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Lake Luzerne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broadalbin, see our County-by-County Page for Broadalbin.
Cemeteries Near Broadalbin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broadalbin.
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 Broadalbin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broadalbin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vail Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hageman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Munsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagadorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Hagaman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Broadalbin had a population of 708 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Broadalbin had a population of 1,260 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broadalbin, with the one closest to Broadalbin listed first.
- Perth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Munsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Munsonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
- Mills Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Hagedorns Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Benedict
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benedict is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Galway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Galway is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Galway
- Cranberry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Fort Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kingsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kingsboro is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsboro
- Gloversville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(8 miles [12.9 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 Broadalbin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broadalbin.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Broadalbin ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broadalbin.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Broadalbin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Broadalbin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Broadalbin.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of Broadalbin.
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 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 Broadalbin:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren 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 Broadalbin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Broadalbin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |