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 Currytown (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 Currytown. 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 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 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.
Currytown 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 Currytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Currytown:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Currytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- Flat Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Randall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Lykers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Canajoharie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ames
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auriesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Burtonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Sprout Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- Knox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Fullers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- South Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Rensselaerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guilderland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- New Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Reidsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Voorheesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- Simpsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- Sammonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Ephratah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Meco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Gloversville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lassellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Berkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Progress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Perth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Crum Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Broadalbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- Arietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Benson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- Fort Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Deck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Dolgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Edicks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Jacksonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Salisbury Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- East Herkimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- Center Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Cherry Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Roseboom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Pleasant Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Middle Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Middlefield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Springfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Middlefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Westford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- West Charlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Hagedorns Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Galway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Birchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Mosherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Harmony Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Burnt Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- Braman Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Mariaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Delanson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duanesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Mariaville Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Duane Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Pattersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Princetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- Argusville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Sharon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Leesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Central Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Seward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Cobleskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Esperance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Currytown, see our County-by-County Page for Currytown.
Cemeteries Near Currytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Currytown.
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 Currytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Currytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- Currytown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olmstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lykers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mapletown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Argusville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Argusville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canajoharie Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Currytown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Currytown, with the one closest to Currytown listed first.
- Rural Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove
- Flat Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Lykers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Randall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Yosts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yosts is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosts
- Sprakers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Argusville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Charleston Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Palatine Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canajoharie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ames
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Carlisle
(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 Currytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Currytown.
Newspapers Published in Currytown ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Currytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Currytown, 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 Currytown.
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 helpful 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 Currytown:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton 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 Currytown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Currytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |