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 Duane Lake (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 Duane Lake. 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 Duane Lake ...
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 Duane Lake: Duane Lk.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Duane Lake is located in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Duane Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duane Lake:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Duane Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- Duanesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Princetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Delanson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mariaville Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Braman Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Rotterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pattersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Schenectady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- Knox
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Berne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Hartmans Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- East Berne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Guilderland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Voorheesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Westmere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Colonie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Columbia County
- North Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- Perth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Johnstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Union Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Berkshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- North Broadalbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Mayfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Meco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Ephratah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cornwallville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Medway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Gayhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Herkimer County
- Fort Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- Burtonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Cranesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harrower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Hagaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Auriesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Johnson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Fonda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- Center Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Calcutta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- South Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- Rensselaer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Hampton Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Albia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Defreestville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Lansingburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Couse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Sycaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Wyantskill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- West Charlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Groom Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Burnt Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Harmony Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Halfmoon Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Birchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Galway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ballston Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Clifton Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- Esperance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gallupville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Howes Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Greenbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Lawyersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Argusville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Washington County
- Crandall Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Duane Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Duane Lake.
Cemeteries Near Duane Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duane Lake.
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 Duane Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duane Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- Ostrander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wagner Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duanesburg Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Duanesburg Village Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Duanesburg.
- The Duanesburg Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duanesburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223706 <3>
- Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Princetown Reform Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Duanesburg.
- The Princetown Reform Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Princetown Church Cemetery
- Princetown Evangelical Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Princetown Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183679 <3>
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Episcopal Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duanesburg Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lee Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Church is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Altamont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280176 <3>
- Cornell Family Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Family Burying Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cornell Family Burying Ground is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Altamont.
- The Cornell Family Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Cornell Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2575999 <3>
- Continue List (551 more) ...
- Finch Family Cemetery
- The Finch Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Family Cemetery
- The Finch Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Finch Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2490338 <3>
- Westfall Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Duane Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duane Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duane Lake, with the one closest to Duane Lake listed first.
- Duanesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Princetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Kelleys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelleys is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys
- Gifford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gifford is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Quaker Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mariaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knox
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Braman Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Guilderland Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rotterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Schenectady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Esperance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duane Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duane Lake.
Newspapers Published in Duane Lake ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duane Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duane Lake, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duane Lake.
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 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 Duane Lake:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schoharie 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> | 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- Duane Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Duane Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |