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 Charlotteville (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 Charlotteville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Charlotteville 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 Charlotteville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Charlotteville:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Charlotteville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- South Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Richmondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vintonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Janesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Warnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Cobleskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Blenheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Breakabeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Greenbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- Potter Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cooksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Preston Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rensselaerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Medusa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Berne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Knox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- Simpsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Harpersfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Kortright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Stamford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hobart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Kortright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Davenport Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Gorge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shackport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- Roxbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bovina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Bovina Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- Red Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Jewett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jewett Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- West Kill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Cornwallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spruceton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- Fort Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Starkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Cullen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- South Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Deck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Newville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- Ames
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Lykers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Sprout Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Brookman Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Canajoharie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palatine Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Nelliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Randall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Mindenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Schenevus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Maryland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Middlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Center Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Roseboom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- Delanson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duanesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- Highmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bushnellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Charlotteville, see our County-by-County Page for Charlotteville.
Cemeteries Near Charlotteville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlotteville.
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 Charlotteville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Charlotteville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charlotteville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dugway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lutheranville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Post Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Strain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Titus Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- Old Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Harpersfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Charlotteville had a population of 378 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
- South Worcester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Worcester is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Harpersfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Worcester is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Worcester
- Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eminence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eminence is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Beards Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Harpersfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- West Richmondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richmondville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Schenevus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fergusonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
- North Kortright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Charlotteville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Charlotteville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Charlotteville ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlotteville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Charlotteville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Charlotteville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Charlotteville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Charlotteville.
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 Charlotteville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Schenectady County
- Ulster 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 Charlotteville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charlotteville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |