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 Brookview (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 Brookview. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Brookview 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 Brookview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookview:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of Brookview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Schodack Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- East Greenbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Schodack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schodack Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nassau
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Couse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Hampton Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Luther
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Best
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Rensselaer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sliters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Defreestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- Beckers Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Selkirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Glenmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coeymans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ravena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Normansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Delmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aquetuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Feura Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slingerlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- North Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Valatie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- New Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Ghent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moorhouse Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- Coxsackie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Medway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Jefferson Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Cairo Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Clifton Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elnora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mechanicville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burnt Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Country Knolls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Willow Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Round Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- Niskayuna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Scotia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- East Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Duanesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Stoodley Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Rynex Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Delanson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- Gallupville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Livingstonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Franklinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Washington County
- Crandall Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Shaker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- 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
- Stevens Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- West Stockbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- New Ashford
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Pittsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Rockdale Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Lanesborough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Lenox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Berkshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Coltsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coltsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
- Alford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- Pownal Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookview, see our County-by-County Page for Brookview.
Cemeteries Near Brookview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookview.
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 Brookview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brookview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- Nicoll - Sill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicoll - Sill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicoll - Sill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Selkirk.
- The Nicoll - Sill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicoll - Sill Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452555 <3>
- Mull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westervelt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Beckers Corners.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64434 <3>
- Nassau - Schodack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau - Schodack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nassau - Schodack Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Nassau.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65404 <3>
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Emeth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Emeth Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Albany.
- The Beth Emeth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beth El Cemetery
- Beth Emmeth Cemetery
- Old Beth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63965 <3>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bethlehem Center.
- The Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lady Help of Christian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65033 <3>
- St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Bethlehem Center.
- The St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Matthews Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66124 <3>
- Holy Spirit Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bethlehem Center.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Ann's Calvary Cemetery
- St. John's Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64112 <3>
- Kimmey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- Greenbush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waldron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waldron Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Ravena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66626 <3>
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64729 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Brookview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brookview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookview, with the one closest to Brookview listed first.
- South Schodack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Schodack Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Wemple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wemple is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
- Schodack Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Muitzes Kill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muitzes Kill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muitzes Kill
- East Schodack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beckers Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Selkirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coeymans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nassau
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Luther
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Couse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Bethlehem Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookview.
Newspapers Published in Brookview ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brookview, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brookview.
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 Brookview:
- 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
- Schoharie County
- Washington County
- Berkshire 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookview) 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> | 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 Brookview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |