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 East Buskirk (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 East Buskirk. 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 East Buskirk ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Buskirk: E. Buskirk
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Buskirk. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Buskirk.
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 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.
East Buskirk is located in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County: Berkshire (MA), Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington & Bennington (VT).
Below are the counties that are near East Buskirk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Buskirk:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of East Buskirk)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- Buskirk
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eagle Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hoosick Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Johnsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walloomsac
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Hoosick Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Pittstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Potter Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Hoosick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schaghticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- Cohoes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Latham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Menands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loudonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Roessleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- Stillwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Victory Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Victory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Village of Victory has also been known as:
- Victory village
- Schuylerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchums Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Mechanicville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Deans Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Grangerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Northumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Willow Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- Niskayuna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Schenectady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- Glens Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Glens Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- Center Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Center White Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Fly Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Coila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- White Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Anaquassacook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Battenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- Williamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Greylock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Briggsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- North Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- New Ashford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Renfrew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Zylonite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Arnoldville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Cheshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Monroe Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- North Bennington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Paper Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Shaftsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- South Shaftsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Bennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Woodford Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Pownal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Rutland County (VT)
- Pawlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Stratton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Stratton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Podunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Podunk is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- West Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Dover is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
- Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- West Wardsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Buskirk, see our County-by-County Page for East Buskirk.
Cemeteries Near East Buskirk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Buskirk.
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 East Buskirk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Buskirk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- West Hoosick Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brownell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoosick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burden Ore Bed - Sherwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (457 more) ...
- Rosewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Josiah Fuller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 East Buskirk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Buskirk.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Buskirk, with the one closest to East Buskirk listed first.
- Eagle Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Cambridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cambridge
- Center Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- West Hoosick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Hoosick is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hoosick
- Center White Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- West Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cambridge
- Johnsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosick Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Hoosick Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Fly Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- South Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boyntonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Archdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Buskirk. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Buskirk.
Newspapers Published in East Buskirk ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Buskirk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Buskirk, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Buskirk.
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 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 East Buskirk:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Bennington County
- Rutland County
- Windham 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- East Buskirk) 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 East Buskirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |