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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 Charleston Four Corners (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 Charleston Four Corners. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Charleston Four Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Charleston Four Corners: Charleston Four Cors.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Charleston Four Corners is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Charleston Four Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Charleston Four Corners:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Charleston Four Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- Lykers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
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- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
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- Auriesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fonda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fultonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ames
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canajoharie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- Knox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Fullers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- 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
- Rensselaerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Guilderland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- New Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Reidsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- Simpsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Stamford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harpersfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Gorge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Kortright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- Sammonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ephratah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Berkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Garoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Gloversville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Progress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rockwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Perth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Lassellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Broadalbin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- Fort Plain
(14 miles [22.5 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Dolgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edicks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Jacksonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Cullen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Salisbury Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- Center Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- South Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
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- Cherry Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Pleasant Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middle Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Westford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Middlefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- West Charlton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Galway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Hagedorns Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Birchton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Harmony Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Burnt Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mosherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Ballston Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Groom Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Elnora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- Braman Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Delanson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Mariaville Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Rynex Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Princetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- Argusville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Esperance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Howes Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Central Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Janesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Warnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Charleston Four Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Charleston Four Corners.
Cemeteries Near Charleston Four Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charleston Four Corners.
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 Charleston Four Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Charleston Four Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kimball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bradt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grovernors Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sloansville Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (525 more) ...
- Argusville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burhans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Charleston Four Corners had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Charleston Four Corners, with the one closest to Charleston Four Corners listed first.
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Rural Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove
- Lykers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Sloansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Carlisle Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carlisle Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Center
- Grovenor Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
- Currytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Currytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Argusville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Howes Cave
(7 miles [11.3 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 Charleston Four Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Charleston Four Corners.
Newspapers Published in Charleston Four Corners ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charleston Four Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charleston Four Corners, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charleston Four Corners.
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 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 Charleston Four Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Charleston Four Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Charleston Four Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |