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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 Windham (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 Windham. 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 Windham ...

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 Windham: E. Windham

You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Windham. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Windham.

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 Windham is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.

Below are the counties that are near East Windham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Windham:

  • Greene County     (The home county of East Windham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.
    • Cornwallville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Brooksburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • Oak Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Windham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Norton Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
    • Woodstock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Woodstock is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Cairo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Top
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gayhead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Gayhead is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
    • Hunter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tannersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Potter Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Medusa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Preston Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Westerlo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • Rensselaerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dormansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
    • Westerlo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Berne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
    • Alcove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coeymans Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reidsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Reidsville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Germantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Germantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Lorenz Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
    • Burden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Greenport Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
    • Rossman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rossman is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
    • Stottville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kinderhook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Glenco Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • Hollowville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mellenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Churchtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.
    • Grand Gorge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Denver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fleischmanns
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Halcottsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hobart
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Harpersfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Margaretville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Kingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • South Kortright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bovina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • North Kortright
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.
    • Tivoli
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cruger Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Upper Red Hook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Red Hook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhinecliff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jackson Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
    • Rock City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
  • Rensselaer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.
    • Schodack Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Castleton-on-Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Schodack Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
    • East Greenbush
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
    • Rensselaer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Couse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
    • East Schodack
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nassau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.
    • Delanson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Duane Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
    • Duanesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
    • Princetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.
    • Bates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Manorkill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Livingstonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • Broome Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • West Conesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Franklinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • North Blenheim
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Breakabeen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Middleburgh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gallupville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • South Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Schoharie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Vintonton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.
    • Quarryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Shady
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Willow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bushnellsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • Daisy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Daisy is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Phoenicia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shandaken
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bearsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodstock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Malden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Malden is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden has also been known as:
      • Malden-on-Hudson
    • Saugerties
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • High Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • High Woods is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
    • Big Indian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Windham, see our County-by-County Page for East Windham.

Cemeteries Near East Windham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Windham.

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 Windham - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Windham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.

  • Peter Van Orden Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Union Society Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornwallville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Durham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • East Durham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Windham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hensonville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplecrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hayes Baldwin Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (409 more) ...
    • Acra Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • O'Hara Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 Windham had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from East Windham, with the one closest to East Windham listed first.

  • Cornwallville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • South Durham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • South Durham is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
  • Hensonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Durham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Durham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Durham is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Windham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Acra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Freehold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cooksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
  • Potter Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
  • Norton Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Windham. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Windham.

Newspapers Published in East Windham ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Windham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Windham, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Windham.

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 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 Windham:

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 Windham, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Windham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.