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 Crescent Park (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 Crescent Park. 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.
Crescent Park 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 Crescent Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crescent Park:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Crescent Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Park, with the one closest to Crescent Park listed first.
- Hagaman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harrower
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Rockton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Amsterdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Johnson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Park, with the one closest to Crescent Park listed first.
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Knox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Guilderland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Meadowdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Berne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Colonie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- East Berne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Voorheesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Park, with the one closest to Crescent Park listed first.
- Perth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Progress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Berkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Cranberry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Jackson Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Park, with the one closest to Crescent Park listed first.
- Benson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Arietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Blackbridge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
- Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Herkimer County
- Fort Plain
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Otsego County
- Center Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Park, with the one closest to Crescent Park listed first.
- Lansingburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Schaghticoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sycaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Valley Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Albia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Rensselaer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Park, with the one closest to Crescent Park listed first.
- West Charlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Galway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Charlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Birchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Harmony Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Mosherville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Burnt Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Milton Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Rock City Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Park, with the one closest to Crescent Park listed first.
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pattersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Braman Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Rynex Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Duanesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Princetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- East Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Scotia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoodley Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Park, with the one closest to Crescent Park listed first.
- Esperance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Central Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Schoharie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Argusville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Howes Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Sharon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Janesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Warren County
- Lake Luzerne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- Crandall Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crescent Park, see our County-by-County Page for Crescent Park.
Cemeteries Near Crescent Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crescent Park.
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 Crescent Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crescent Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crescent Park, with the one closest to Crescent Park listed first.
- Hagaman Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Hagaman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Casimir Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dodds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Griffeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thayer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
While we didn't find Crescent Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crescent Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crescent Park, with the one closest to Crescent Park listed first.
- Rockton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Amsterdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Johnson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Perth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Minaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Minaville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fort Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffmans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffmans is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- West Charlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Tribes Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Auriesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Broadalbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scotch Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bush
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crescent Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crescent Park.
Newspapers Published in Crescent Park ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crescent Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crescent Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Crescent Park:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren County
- Washington 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 Crescent Park, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crescent Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |