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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 Diamond Point (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 Diamond Point. 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.

Name Variations for Diamond Point ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Diamond Point: Diamond Pt.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Diamond Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Diamond Point.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

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

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Diamond Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond Point, with the one closest to Diamond Point listed first.
    • Lake George
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Brayton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brayton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Bolton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Warrensburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bolton Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Queensbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Athol
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Bolton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
    • Riverbank
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Glens Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Glens Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
    • Stony Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond Point, with the one closest to Diamond Point listed first.
    • Schroon Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Minerva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Severance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Loch Muller
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
    • Ticonderoga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton County
    • Northville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond Point, with the one closest to Diamond Point listed first.
    • Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond Point, with the one closest to Diamond Point listed first.
    • South Glens Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • Hadley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • English Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Allentown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Corinth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gansevoort
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jewell Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
    • Wilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Day Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Gurn Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
    • South Corinth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Kings Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond Point, with the one closest to Diamond Point listed first.
    • Fort Ann
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Comstock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hudson Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitehall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Huletts Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Edward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Adamsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • North Granville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
    • Chubbs Dock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
    • Hartford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • South Hartford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond Point, with the one closest to Diamond Point listed first.
    • Orwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond Point, with the one closest to Diamond Point listed first.
    • Rupert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Rupert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
    • Rupert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Diamond Point, with the one closest to Diamond Point listed first.
    • West Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • West Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
    • Fair Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Poultney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <1>
    • Benson Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
    • Fair Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Poultney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
    • Wells
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Wells
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Benson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Castleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
    • Pawlet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people

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

Cemeteries Near Diamond Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Diamond Point.

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 Diamond Point - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Diamond Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Herrick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beswick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bolton Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Warren County Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lamb Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orcutt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Cecilia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Warrensburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scotch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...
    • Scotch Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Combs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Combs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Warrensburg.
      • The Combs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cat's Corner Cemetery
      • Hoag Cemetery
      • Sitting Bull Cemetery
      • Weaver Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188829 <2>
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

While we didn't find Diamond Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Diamond Point.

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

  • Cleverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lake George
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brayton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
  • Bolton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Warrensburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bolton Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • French Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • French Mountain is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
  • Queensbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pattens Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
  • West Fort Ann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Fort Ann is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Ann
  • Athol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Bolton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Bay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • South Bay is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
    • Fort Ann
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glens Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Diamond Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Diamond Point.

Newspapers Published in Diamond Point ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Diamond Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Diamond Point, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Diamond Point.

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 Diamond Point:

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>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- Diamond Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Diamond Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.