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 Cedar Hill (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 Cedar Hill. 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 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.
Cedar Hill is located in Albany 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 Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Hill:
- Albany County (The home county of Cedar Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Selkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beckers Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- South Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Bethlehem Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Glenmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coeymans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Feura Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ravena
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Normansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Delmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aquetuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coeymans Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- North Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valatie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Kinderhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rossman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Chatham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Ghent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhouse Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- New Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Medway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Coxsackie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Norton Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Leeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Montgomery County
- Burtonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Greenbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schodack Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Hampton Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Rensselaer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Couse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Schodack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Nassau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Best
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Defreestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Sliters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Halfmoon Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Burnt Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Country Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- 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)
- 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 Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Niskayuna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Princetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Scotia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alplaus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- East Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Duanesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Rynex Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Delanson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Gallupville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Bates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Franklinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Esperance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Schoharie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Broome Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Manorkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Central Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Crandall Corners
(30 miles [48.3 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 Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- West Stockbridge
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Rockdale Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Lanesborough
(27 miles [43.5 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
- New Ashford
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Alford
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Housatonic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Hill.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Hill.
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 Cedar Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Nicoll - Sill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westervelt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waldron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Holy Spirit Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bussing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bussing Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bethlehem Center.
- The Bussing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bussing Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2516206 <3>
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edward Haswell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Bethlehem Center.
- The Edward Haswell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edward Haswell Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2446919 <3>
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Kenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Albany.
- The Kenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Society of the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2413911 <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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cedar Hill had a population of 264 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Selkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beckers Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Wemple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wemple is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
- South Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Bethlehem Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Coeymans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schodack Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Schodack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Muitzes Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muitzes Kill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muitzes Kill
- Schodack Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Feura Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Aquetuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- New Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Hill.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Hill ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Hill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Hill.
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 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 Cedar Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Washington County
- Berkshire 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 '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- Cedar Hill) 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 Cedar Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |