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 Eaton Corners (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 Eaton Corners. 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 Eaton Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Eaton Corners: Eaton Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eaton Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eaton Corners.
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 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.
Eaton Corners is located in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Eaton Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eaton Corners:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Eaton Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- Braman Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Mariaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delanson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Duanesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Rynex Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Princetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- Knox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- East Berne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Meadowdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Hartmans Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Guilderland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- South Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Lisha Kill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Voorheesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- Perth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Johnstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Progress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Broadalbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gloversville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meco
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Mills Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Union Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Ephratah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton County
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- Fort Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- Burtonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Auriesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cranesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Johnson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Tribes Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harrower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Fultonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Hagaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fonda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- Center Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Calcutta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- South Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Cherry Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Pleasant Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Worcester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Westford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- Rensselaer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Lansingburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Hampton Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Albia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Sycaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Couse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- West Charlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Galway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Birchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Burnt Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Groom Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Hagedorns Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Ballston Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Mosherville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Elnora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- Esperance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Schoharie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Argusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Middleburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cobleskill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Lawyersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Warnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eaton Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Eaton Corners.
Cemeteries Near Eaton Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eaton Corners.
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 Eaton Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eaton Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- County Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eaton Corners Cemetery
- The Eaton Corners Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Corners Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64409 <2>
- County Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Braman Corners.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Braman Corners Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66544 <2>
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Esperance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Delanson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66320 <2>
- Batter Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flydendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flydendall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flydendall Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Braman Corners.
- The Flydendall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agre Farm Cemetery
- Frendendall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64556 <2>
- Continue List (546 more) ...
- Frydendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wiggins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wiggins Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Duanesburg.
- The Wiggins Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiggins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315220 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Eaton Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eaton Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eaton Corners, with the one closest to Eaton Corners listed first.
- Burtonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Braman Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Esperance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scotch Bush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bush
- Oak Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sloansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Street
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Minaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minaville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Duanesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Charleston Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grovenor Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
- Central Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eaton Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eaton Corners.
Newspapers Published in Eaton Corners ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eaton Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eaton Corners, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eaton Corners.
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 Eaton Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schoharie 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eaton Corners) 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 Eaton Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |