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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 Cobleskill (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 Cobleskill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Cobleskill is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Cobleskill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cobleskill.

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

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

  • Cobleskill Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobleskill Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobleskill Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warnerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warnerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warnerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • France Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the France Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shafer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shafer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawyersville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawyersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawyersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fox - Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox - Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox - Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shultas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shultas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shultas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slingerland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slingerland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slingerland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chambers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Burhans Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burhans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burhans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Rhinebeck Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Rhinebeck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Rhinebeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Strobeck Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strobeck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strobeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Cobleskill had a population of 1,822 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cobleskill had a population of 4,336 people.

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

  • Warnerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mineral Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lawyersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnerville
    • Barnerville is located in Schoharie County
  • Hyndsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsville
    • Hyndsville is located in Schoharie County
  • Richmondville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Vintonton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vintonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vintonton
    • From Cobleskill to Vintonton
  • East Cobleskill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cobleskill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cobleskill
    • East Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Carlisle Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Center
    • Carlisle Center is located in Schoharie County
  • Howes Cave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carlisle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <1>
  • West Richmondville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Richmondville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richmondville
    • West Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Beards Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Schoharie County
    • Grovenor Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovenor Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
      • Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cobleskill ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cobleskill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cobleskill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cobleskill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cobleskill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5> of Cobleskill.

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 Cobleskill:

The official website for Cobleskill: www.cobleskill.org/

The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Cobleskill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Cobleskill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cobleskill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6779, Longitude: -74.4854    









 

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