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 Hoosick (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 Hoosick. 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 Hoosick ...
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 Hoosick: E. Hoosick
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 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 Hoosick 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 Hoosick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Hoosick:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of East Hoosick)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- Walloomsac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Hoosick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosick Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoosick Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Petersburg Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Eagle Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Buskirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyntonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Pittstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- Cohoes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Menands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loudonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Colonie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roessleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- Stillwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Schuylerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Victory
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Mechanicville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Northumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Ketchums Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Stillwater Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Waterford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deans Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Gates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Grangerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- Niskayuna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- White Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Center White Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Coila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Anaquassacook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Fly Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Crandall Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Battenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- North Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Greylock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Briggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- North Adams
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Zylonite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- New Ashford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Renfrew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Florida
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Drury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drury is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Arnoldville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Savoy Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Savoy Center is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy Center
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- Rowe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- North Heath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
- Dell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dell is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Charlemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charlemont is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Heath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- Paper Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- North Bennington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Bennington
(3 miles [4.8 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
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Bennington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Shaftsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Woodford Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Shaftsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Woodford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Wilmington
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Wilmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stratton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Podunk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Podunk is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- West Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Dover is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
- Whitingham
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Stratton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- West Wardsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Hoosick, see our County-by-County Page for East Hoosick.
Cemeteries Near East Hoosick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Hoosick.
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 Hoosick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Hoosick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- Burden Ore Bed - Sherwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hinsdillville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoosick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old First Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old First Church Cemetery
- The Old First Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bennington Center Cemetery
- Bennington Center - Old First Church Cemetery
- Old Bennington Cemetery
- Old First Congregational Church Cemetery
- Vermont's Sacred Acre
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641555 <2>
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alfred Winslow Farm Cemetery
- Rice - A. Winslow Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452477 <2>
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock - Peckham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vermont Veterans Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find East Hoosick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Hoosick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Hoosick, with the one closest to East Hoosick listed first.
- North Bennington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Walloomsac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Hoosick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosick Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Hoosick Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Bennington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- White Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Potter Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- North Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Petersburg is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Petersburg
- Center White Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eagle Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- West Hoosick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Hoosick is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hoosick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Hoosick. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Hoosick.
Newspapers Published in East Hoosick ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Hoosick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Hoosick, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Hoosick.
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 helpful websites 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 Hoosick:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Bennington 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> | 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> | 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 Hoosick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- East Hoosick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |