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 Carlisle (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 Carlisle. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Carlisle is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near Carlisle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carlisle:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Carlisle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Argusville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Lawyersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Cobleskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Howes Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Janesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Warnerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Sharon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Knox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Rensselaerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Fullers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Preston Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Potter Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Simpsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Stamford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harpersfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Grand Gorge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hobart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Sammonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Ephratah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Johnstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Meco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Rockwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Berkshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lassellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Progress
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Perth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Crum Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Fort Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Deck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Paines Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Cullen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Edicks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dolgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- South Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Lykers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Ames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Randall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Buel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Canajoharie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Auriesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sprout Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Center Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- South Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Calcutta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Cherry Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Pleasant Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Worcester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Middle Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Middlefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- West Charlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Galway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Hagedorns Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Burnt Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Birchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Harmony Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Groom Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Mosherville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Braman Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Delanson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Mariaville Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Princetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carlisle, see our County-by-County Page for Carlisle.
Cemeteries Near Carlisle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carlisle.
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 Carlisle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carlisle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Carlisle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lawyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burhans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bradt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slingerland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grovernors Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Rhinebeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kilmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sagendorf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (524 more) ...
- Lykers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Argusville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Carlisle had a population of 131 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carlisle, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.
- Carlisle Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Center
- Lykers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Grovenor Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
- Charleston Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Barnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barnerville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnerville
- Argusville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Cobleskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Howes Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sloansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- East Cobleskill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cobleskill
- Central Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carlisle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlisle.
Newspapers Published in Carlisle ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlisle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carlisle, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carlisle.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Carlisle:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady 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 Carlisle, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carlisle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |