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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 Flat Creek (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 Flat Creek. 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 Flat Creek ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Flatcreek.

  • A typical abbreviation for Flat Creek: Flat Crk. (or less commonly used: Flat Ck. or Flat Cr.)

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.

Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Flat Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat Creek.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Olmstead Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olmstead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olmstead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flanders Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lykers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lykers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lykers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Currytown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Currytown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Currytown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mapletown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mapletown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mapletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Argusville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Argusville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Argusville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Argusville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Argusville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Argusville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montgomery County Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (498 more) ...
    • Ball Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bellinger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Christian Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Flat Creek had a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lykers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Currytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
    • Currytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Sprakers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprakers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprakers
    • Sprakers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprakers <2>
  • Argusville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rural Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove
    • Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Sharon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Schoharie County
  • Charleston Four Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Four Corners
    • Charleston Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Randall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Yosts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yosts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosts
    • Yosts is located in Montgomery County
  • Palatine Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Canajoharie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
    • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <2>
  • Marshville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
    • Marshville is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Ames
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <2>
    • Sharon Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
      • Sharon Springs is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <2>
    • Sharon Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
      • Sharon Center is located in Schoharie County

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

Newspapers Published in Flat Creek ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Creek, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Flat Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flat Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Flat Creek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8425, Longitude: -74.5015    









 

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