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 Jefferson (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 Jefferson. 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 Jefferson ...
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 Jefferson: E. Jefferson
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Jefferson. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Jefferson.
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 doctors and 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.
East Jefferson 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 Jefferson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Jefferson:
- Schoharie County (The home county of East Jefferson)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Blenheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beards Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Breakabeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Richmondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vintonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Broome Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Warnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Conesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Cobleskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Potter Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cooksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Preston Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rensselaerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Medusa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Berne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- East Berne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Knox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westerlo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reidsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- South Westerlo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Stamford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harpersfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Grand Gorge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hobart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- South Kortright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bovina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Davenport Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bovina Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shackport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Red Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Jewett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jewett Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- West Kill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Cornwallville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spruceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Norton Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Hunter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Fort Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Starkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Lykers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Ames
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Buel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sprout Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Canajoharie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Palatine Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Randall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Brookman Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Nelliston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Calcutta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Worcester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Schenevus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Maryland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Center Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Middlefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Portlandville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Delanson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duanesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Bushnellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
- Highmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Indian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shandaken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belle Ayr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
- Oliverea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Jefferson, see our County-by-County Page for East Jefferson.
Cemeteries Near East Jefferson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Jefferson.
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 Jefferson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Jefferson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Jefferson Old Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Eminence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welch's Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blenheim Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Eminence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Champlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- New Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cowley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Choate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 East Jefferson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Jefferson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Jefferson, with the one closest to East Jefferson listed first.
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eminence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eminence is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- South Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charlotteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Harpersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
- Stamford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Gilboa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Gilboa is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gilboa
- Harpersfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Blenheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Fulton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fulton
- Beards Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Breakabeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- South Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Worcester is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
- North Kortright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Jefferson. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Jefferson.
Newspapers Published in East Jefferson ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Jefferson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Jefferson, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Jefferson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Jefferson:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Schenectady County
- Ulster 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 Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- East Jefferson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |