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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 Earlton (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 Earlton. 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.

Earlton is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of Earlton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
    • Medway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Medway is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Surprise
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gayhead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Gayhead is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
    • Coxsackie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Leeds
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cairo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Cairo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
    • Woodstock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodstock is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Greenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • Jefferson Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
    • Athens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
    • Alcove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Aquetuck
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
    • Coeymans Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Coeymans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Westerlo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • Dormansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
    • South Bethlehem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
    • Medusa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Selkirk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Westerlo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beckers Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
    • Rossman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rossman is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
    • Hudson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorenz Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
    • Stottville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinderhook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenport Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
    • Valatie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Niverville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Germantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Mellenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ghent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Burden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
  • Delaware County
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
    • Tivoli
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cruger Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Upper Red Hook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Jackson Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
    • Red Hook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mount Ross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
    • Rock City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Milan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Pine Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhinebeck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rhinecliff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Bethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethel is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Rensselaer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
    • Schodack Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Castleton-on-Hudson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Schodack Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
    • Nassau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
    • East Greenbush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • East Schodack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Couse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
    • Hampton Manor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
    • Rensselaer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Luther
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Best
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Best is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
    • Brainard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
    • Duane Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
    • Niskayuna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Rotterdam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Princetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
    • Delanson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Duanesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
    • Livingstonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • Bates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Manorkill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Franklinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Broome Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • West Conesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Gallupville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleburgh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Breakabeen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • North Blenheim
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Schoharie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
    • Quarryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Malden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Malden is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden has also been known as:
      • Malden-on-Hudson
    • Saugerties
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Glasco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • High Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • High Woods is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
    • Mount Marion Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
    • Mount Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Daisy is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Shady
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Ruby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Woodstock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bearsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Earlton, with the one closest to Earlton listed first.
    • Alford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • North Egremont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
    • Richmond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
    • Rockdale Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
    • West Stockbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
    • Egremont Plain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • Egremont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • Glendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Housatonic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
    • Van Deusenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
    • Mount Washington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • South Egremont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont

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

Cemeteries Near Earlton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Earlton.

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 Earlton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Honey Hollow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Webber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Waldron - Brandon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gayhead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Weekes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Limestreet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Armstrong Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Family Cemetery
    • The Armstrong Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Armstrong - Mead Cemetery
  • Continue List   (432 more) ...

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 Earlton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Earlton.

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

  • Medway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Medway is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
  • Result
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Result is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Result
  • Gayhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gayhead is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
  • Surprise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grapeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grapeville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
  • Coxsackie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Coxsackie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Athens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Athens is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
  • Greenville Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville Center is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Center
  • Cairo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Cairo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Cairo is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
  • Leeds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stuyvesant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cairo Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • Columbiaville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Earlton ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Earlton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Earlton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Earlton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Earlton:

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 Earlton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Earlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.