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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 Burton Meadows (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 Burton Meadows. 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 Burton Meadows ...
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 Burton Meadows: Burton Mdws.
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 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.
Burton Meadows is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Burton Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burton Meadows:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Burton Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- Round Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Country Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Malta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Jonesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Elnora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Coons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Ballston Spa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnt Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Riley Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riley Cove is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cove
- Clifton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Factory Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- Latham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Cohoes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colonie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watervliet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Guilderland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Loudonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Menands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- Mills Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Perth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Cranberry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Jackson Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Northville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- Cranesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Tribes Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Valley Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sycaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Raymertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Pittstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Albia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Boyntonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Buskirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- Alplaus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Aqueduct
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Stoodley Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Schenectady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Niskayuna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- Esperance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Center Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Center White Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Coila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- North Greenwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Battenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- South Argyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- East Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- North Bennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burton Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Burton Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Burton Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burton Meadows.
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 Burton Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burton Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- East Line Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dunning Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Briggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Hills Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ballston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Malta Ridge West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifton Park Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malta Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (466 more) ...
- South Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Burton Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burton Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burton Meadows, with the one closest to Burton Meadows listed first.
- Round Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jonesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Maltaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Malta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- East Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Line is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Line
- Elnora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Ushers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ushers is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ushers
- Burnt Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ballston Spa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Clifton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Willow Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- East Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Alplaus
(6 miles [9.7 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 Burton Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burton Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Burton Meadows ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burton Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burton Meadows, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burton Meadows.
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 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 Burton Meadows:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren County
- Washington 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> | 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 Burton Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Burton Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |