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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 Cambridge (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 Cambridge. 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 doctors and 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.

Cambridge is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Cambridge)
  • Albany County
  • Rensselaer County
  • Saratoga County
  • Schenectady County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Glens Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • West Glens Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glens Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
    • Queensbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensbury
      • Queensbury is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queensbury <2>
    • Lake Luzerne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Williamstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Greylock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greylock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
      • Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greylock
      • From Cambridge to Greylock
    • Briggsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
      • Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • North Adams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Ashford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
      • New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Zylonite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zylonite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
      • Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zylonite
      • From Cambridge to Zylonite
    • Adams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Florida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Renfrew
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renfrew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
      • Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Renfrew
      • From Cambridge to Renfrew
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Monroe Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
      • Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Shaftsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
      • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • Shaftsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Bennington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
    • Paper Mill Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
      • Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • South Shaftsbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • Kansas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sandgate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
      • Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Bennington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
    • Old Bennington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
      • Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Bennington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Glastenbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastenbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
      • Glastenbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Pawlet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawlet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Danby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
      • Danby is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Wells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Danby Four Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
      • Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Wells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Somerset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Stratton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Stratton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Podunk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • West Wardsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • West Dover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Wilmington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wardsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsboro
      • Wardsboro is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
    • Wilmington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
    • Goose City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City
      • Goose City is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jamaica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
      • Jamaica is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • South Wardsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Cambridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cambridge.

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

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

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Binninger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Binninger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Binninger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Josiah Fuller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Aylesworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • LeBarron-Harrington Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LeBarron-Harrington Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LeBarron-Harrington Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The LeBarron-Harrington Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Le Barron - Harrington Farm Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2491696 <4>
  • Brownell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shaftsbury Hollow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaftsbury Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaftsbury Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336881 <4>
  • Guber Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guber Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guber Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2491701 <4>
  • Continue List   (436 more) ...
    • Rhoda Blowers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhoda Blowers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhoda Blowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Camden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cambridge had a population of 1,598 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cambridge had a population of 1,796 people.

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

  • Coila
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Center White Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Center Cambridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shushan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shushan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shushan
    • Shushan is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shushan <2>
  • Fly Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • West Cambridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cambridge
    • West Cambridge is located in Washington County
  • Eagle Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • White Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Archdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Cambridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cambridge
    • South Cambridge is located in Washington County
  • Battenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoosick Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Walloomsac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walloomsac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
      • Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walloomsac
      • From Cambridge to Walloomsac
    • Greenwich
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Greenwich is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
    • Hoosick Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cambridge ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cambridge.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cambridge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cambridge and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cambridge.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6> of Cambridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cambridge:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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 Cambridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Cambridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cambridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0278, Longitude: -73.3762