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 Esperance (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 Esperance. 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.
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 and 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.
Esperance is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near Esperance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Esperance:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Esperance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Central Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Schoharie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Middleburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cobleskill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Argusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Lawyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Warnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vintonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Janesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Knox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Fullers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- South Berne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- 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
- New Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Guilderland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rensselaerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reidsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Voorheesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Johnstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Sammonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Berkshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Progress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Broadalbin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gloversville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Mills Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Ephratah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Mayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Fort Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(28 miles [45.1 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 Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Burtonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Auriesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lykers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Amsterdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cranesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Johnson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Tribes Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Fultonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Randall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Harrower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Fonda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Center Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Calcutta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- South Valley
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Pleasant Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Worcester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Middlefield Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Middlefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- 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 Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Rensselaer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- 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
- 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>
- Albia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Couse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Greenbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Sycaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- West Charlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Burnt Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Birchton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Harmony Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Hagedorns Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Elnora
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Ballston Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Mosherville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Delanson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duanesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Esperance, see our County-by-County Page for Esperance.
Cemeteries Near Esperance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Esperance.
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 Esperance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Esperance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Esperance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Jones Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Sloansville Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (558 more) ...
- Barton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tripp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Briggs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Briggs Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Delanson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322385 <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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Esperance had a population of 274 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Esperance had a population of 326 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Esperance, with the one closest to Esperance listed first.
- Burtonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Braman Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Sloansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quaker Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Central Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grovenor Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
- Shutter Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shutter Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutter Corners
- Duanesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Schoharie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gallupville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mariaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bush
- Charleston Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 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 Esperance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Esperance.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Esperance ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Esperance.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Esperance. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Esperance and those printed in the larger area surrounding Esperance.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Esperance.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Esperance:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady 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' (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- Esperance) 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 Esperance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |