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 Cobleskill (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 Cobleskill. 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 Cobleskill ...
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 Cobleskill: E. Cobleskill
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
East Cobleskill is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near East Cobleskill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Cobleskill:
- Schoharie County (The home county of East Cobleskill)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Howes Cave
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schoharie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vintonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Lawyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Warnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gallupville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Esperance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beards Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Knox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Rensselaerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Preston Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Potter Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Meadowdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Reidsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Westerlo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Stamford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Gorge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harpersfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- North Kortright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Hobart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Kortright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Sammonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Johnstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ephratah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Perth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Progress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Garoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Gloversville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Meco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Broadalbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lassellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Crum Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Red Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Jewett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Fort Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Lykers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Burtonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Flat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Ames
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Auriesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fultonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Canajoharie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sprout Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Calcutta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Center Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- South Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Pleasant Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Worcester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roseboom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Middlefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Middlefield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Schenevus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middle Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- West Charlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Burnt Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Harmony Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Whiteside Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Delanson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duanesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Cobleskill, see our County-by-County Page for East Cobleskill.
Cemeteries Near East Cobleskill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Cobleskill.
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 Cobleskill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Cobleskill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Guernsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bile Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Casper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bramanville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kilmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sagendorf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Central Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slingerland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grovernors Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burhans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (547 more) ...
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- France Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Cobleskill had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Cobleskill, with the one closest to East Cobleskill listed first.
- Howes Cave
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barnerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnerville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnerville
- Schoharie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grovenor Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
- Mineral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Patria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patria is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patria
- Carlisle Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Center
- Cobleskill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vintonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shutter Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shutter Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutter Corners
- Sloansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Cobleskill. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Cobleskill.
Newspapers Published in East Cobleskill ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Cobleskill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Cobleskill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Cobleskill.
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 East Cobleskill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady 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> | 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 Cobleskill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Cobleskill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |