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 Nassau (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 Nassau. 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 Nassau ...
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 Nassau: E. Nassau
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 doctors and 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 Nassau 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 Nassau. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Nassau:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of East Nassau)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Hoag Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Brainard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Stephentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Nassau
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stephentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Schodack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wyomanock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- Averill Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sliters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Best
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Glenmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Selkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Menands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beckers Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Bethlehem Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Coeymans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Normansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Watervliet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Ravena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aquetuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Delmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Riders Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- North Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chatham Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Canaan Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Niverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valatie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Coxsackie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Leeds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Catskill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- South Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Mechanicville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stillwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Coons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Elnora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Country Knolls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Niskayuna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alplaus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Rotterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Scotia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Center White Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Shaker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Stevens Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Lanesborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- New Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Pittsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- West Stockbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Berkshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Coltsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coltsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
- Farnams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Farnams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams
- Lenox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- West Hawley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Middlefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Worthington Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- Worthington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Pownal Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Stamford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Stamford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Paper Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- North Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Nassau, see our County-by-County Page for East Nassau.
Cemeteries Near East Nassau ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Nassau.
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 Nassau - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Nassau covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Larkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nassau - Schodack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau - Schodack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nassau - Schodack Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Nassau.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65404 <2>
- Garfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall - Tilden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Presbyterian Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- North Chatham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maples Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cemetery of the Evergreens
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Nassau had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, East Nassau had a population of 566 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Nassau, with the one closest to East Nassau listed first.
- Hoag Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Brainard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- North Nassau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
- West Stephentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Riders Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Rayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rayville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- Nassau
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Malden Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Stephentown Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stephentown Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephentown Center
- Old Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Lebanon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Center
- Stephentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Schodack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Nassau. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Nassau.
Newspapers Published in East Nassau ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Nassau.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Nassau, 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 East Nassau.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nassau:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Bennington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Nassau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Nassau, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |