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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 Edwards Hill (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 Edwards Hill. 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 Edwards Hill ...

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.

While the name of this community is Edwards Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Edwards Hill may originally have been Edward's Hill.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Edwards Hill might be written as Edward Hill.

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 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.

Edwards Hill is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Edwards Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Hill, with the one closest to Edwards Hill listed first.
    • Bakers Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Johnsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wevertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Holcombville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
    • Riparius
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Chestertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pottersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Athol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brant Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Harrisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Stony Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverbank
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Hill, with the one closest to Edwards Hill listed first.
    • Minerva
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Loch Muller
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
    • Schroon Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Boreas River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Boreas River is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreas River
    • Severance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Newcomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Blue Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Tahawus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Fulton County
    • Northville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Hill, with the one closest to Edwards Hill listed first.
    • Sabael
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Speculator
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gilmantown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Blue Mountain Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Piseco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Benson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Hill, with the one closest to Edwards Hill listed first.
    • Allentown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Day Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Hadley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Batchellerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • Edinburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Corinth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Glens Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Hill, with the one closest to Edwards Hill listed first.
    • Huletts Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Chubbs Dock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock

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

Cemeteries Near Edwards Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edwards Hill.

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 Edwards Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wakley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wevertown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • North Creek Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Baroudi Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyrel Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fish Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Igerna Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Dillingham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • West Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Federal Flat Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<4>

While we didn't find Edwards Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edwards Hill.

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

  • Bakers Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Johnsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wevertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oregon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • North River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Riparius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Thurman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thurman is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
  • The Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Glen is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Glen
  • Igerna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Igerna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igerna
  • Olmstedville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Minerva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chestertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Griffin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Athol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Edwards Hill ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edwards Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edwards Hill, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edwards Hill.

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 Edwards Hill:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Edwards Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edwards Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.