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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 Center 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 Center 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Center Cambridge)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Cambridge, with the one closest to Center Cambridge listed first.
    • Cohoes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
      • Green Island is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <3>
    • Watervliet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Latham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Menands
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Newtonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Loudonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
      • Loudonville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <3>
    • Colonie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
      • Colonie is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <3>
    • Lisha Kill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roessleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roessleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roessleville
      • Roessleville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roessleville <3>
    • West Albany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Albany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Westmere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
      • Westmere is located in Albany County
  • Rensselaer County
  • Saratoga County
  • Schenectady County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Cambridge, with the one closest to Center 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.<2> 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Lake Luzerne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Cambridge, with the one closest to Center Cambridge listed first.
    • Williamstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
    • 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 Center Cambridge to Greylock
    • North Adams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Ashford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Center Cambridge to Zylonite
    • Adams
      (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 Center Cambridge to Renfrew
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • Monroe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Cambridge, with the one closest to Center Cambridge listed first.
    • North Bennington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Shaftsbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • South Shaftsbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Paper Mill Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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)
    • Shaftsbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Bennington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Kansas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodford Hollow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandgate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • Pawlet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Windham County (VT)

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

Cemeteries Near Center Cambridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Brownell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Hoosick Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwich Protestant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fraser Burial Site
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraser Burial Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraser Burial Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Binninger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (451 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Center Cambridge had a population of 329 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Cambridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cambridge
    • West Cambridge is located in Washington County
  • Fly Summit
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • South Cambridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cambridge
    • South Cambridge is located in Washington County
  • Archdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Coila
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Center White Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cambridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
  • North Easton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Easton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Washington County
  • Crandall Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Greenwich
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • West Hoosick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hoosick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hoosick
      • West Hoosick is located in Rensselaer County
    • Hoosick Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Center 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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Cambridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Cambridge, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Cambridge.

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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Center Cambridge:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Cambridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ny.us

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Center Cambridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Cambridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9947, Longitude: -73.4553       In this case, the coordinates for Center Cambridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Center Cambridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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