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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 Chestertown (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 Chestertown. 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 doctors 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.

Chestertown is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Chestertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestertown:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Chestertown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestertown, with the one closest to Chestertown listed first.
    • Brant Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
      • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <2>
    • Riverbank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
    • Riparius
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pottersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wevertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Adirondack
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Bolton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Johnsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bolton Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holcombville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcombville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
    • Warrensburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bolton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestertown, with the one closest to Chestertown listed first.
    • Minerva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Loch Muller
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
    • Severance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Blue Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
    • Ticonderoga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Newcomb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Moriah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tahawus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahawus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
      • Tahawus is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <2>
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestertown, with the one closest to Chestertown listed first.
    • Indian Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sabael
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gilmantown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
    • Speculator
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <2>
    • Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestertown, with the one closest to Chestertown listed first.
    • Hadley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • South Glens Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • Day Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Corinth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <2>
    • English Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestertown, with the one closest to Chestertown listed first.
    • Huletts Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Chubbs Dock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chubbs Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
    • Dresden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
      • Dresden is located in Washington County
    • Whitehall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <2>
    • Comstock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Ann
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
    • Hudson Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Granville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
    • Truthville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
      • Truthville is located in Washington County
    • Adamsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
    • Fort Edward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
      • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <2>
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestertown, with the one closest to Chestertown listed first.
    • Orwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Orwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoreham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Shoreham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Richville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
      • Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestertown, with the one closest to Chestertown listed first.
    • West Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Benson Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • West Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Benson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Fair Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Benson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • West Castleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
      • West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Poultney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Chestertown ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestertown.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Chestertown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Chestertown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Chestertown.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Chestertown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Chestertown:

Cemeteries Near Chestertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestertown.

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 Chestertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Chester Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • West Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Church Cemetery
  • Dillingham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillingham Cemetery
  • Darrowsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darrowsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darrowsville Cemetery
  • Starbuckhill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starbuckhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starbuckhill Cemetery
  • South Horicon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Horicon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Horicon Cemetery
  • Elbow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elbow Cemetery
  • New Pottersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Pottersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Pottersville Cemetery
  • Old Pottersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pottersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pottersville Cemetery
  • Pottersville Cemetery (New)
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pottersville Cemetery (Old)
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Vermont Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Vermont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Vermont Cemetery
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Fish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Cemetery
    • Igerna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Igerna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Igerna Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chestertown had a population of 506 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Brant Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
    • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <2>
  • Riparius
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pottersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • The Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Glen
    • The Glen is located in Warren County
  • Wevertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Igerna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Igerna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igerna
    • Igerna is located in Warren County
  • Johnsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • North Bolton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
    • North Bolton is located in Warren County
  • Adirondack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bolton Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • South Schroon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Schroon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schroon
    • South Schroon is located in Essex County
  • North Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
    • North Creek is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Creek <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Thurman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
      • Thurman is located in Warren County
    • Warrensburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bolton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Warren County

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

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chestertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chestertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6526, Longitude: -73.8010       In this case, the coordinates for Chestertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Chestertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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