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 Whitehall (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 Whitehall. 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 Whitehall ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: East White Hall.
- A typical abbreviation for East Whitehall: E. Whitehall
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Whitehall is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).
Below are the counties that are near East Whitehall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Whitehall:
- Washington County (The home county of East Whitehall)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Whitehall, with the one closest to East Whitehall listed first.
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Truthville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Truthville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- North Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Granville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Middle Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chubbs Dock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dresden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Huletts Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ann
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- South Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Whitehall, with the one closest to East Whitehall listed first.
- Ticonderoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ironville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Schroon Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Severance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Whitehall, with the one closest to East Whitehall listed first.
- South Glens Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
- English Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Gansevoort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
- Hadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Whitehall, with the one closest to East Whitehall listed first.
- Sabbath Day Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- Silver Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- North Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Bolton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Queensbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Glens Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brant Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Whitehall, with the one closest to East Whitehall listed first.
- Orwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Orwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Shoreham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Leicester Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Richville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Whiting
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Whiting
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shoreham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Shoreham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leicester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Leicester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Salisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Whitehall, with the one closest to East Whitehall listed first.
- Rupert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Rupert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Rupert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Sandgate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Barnumville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnumville is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
- Manchester Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
- Manchester Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peru
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bromley Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bromley Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Whitehall, with the one closest to East Whitehall listed first.
- Poultney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poultney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- Fair Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- West Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- West Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Castleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- West Castleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Middletown Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Benson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Whitehall, with the one closest to East Whitehall listed first.
- Plymouth Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plymouth Union is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Union
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Whitehall, see our County-by-County Page for East Whitehall.
Cemeteries Near East Whitehall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Whitehall.
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 Whitehall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Whitehall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Whitehall, with the one closest to East Whitehall listed first.
- Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hooker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poultney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poultney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Poultney (VT).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1092993 <2>
- St. Raphael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Poultney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Crove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old North Half Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Old South Half Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Whitehall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Whitehall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Whitehall, with the one closest to East Whitehall listed first.
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Poultney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Truthville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Truthville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- Raceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Raceville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceville
- Fair Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Granville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- South Poultney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poultney
- East Poultney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poultney
- Hydeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Slyboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slyboro is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slyboro
- Castleton
(8 miles [12.9 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 Whitehall. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Whitehall.
Newspapers Published in East Whitehall ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Whitehall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Whitehall, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Whitehall.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Whitehall:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Saratoga County
- Warren County
- Addison County
- Bennington County
- Rutland County
- Windsor 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 Whitehall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Whitehall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |