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 Flatbrook (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 Flatbrook. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Flatbrook is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Flatbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flatbrook:
- Columbia County (The home county of Flatbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Canaan Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Canaan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Austerlitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Moorhouse Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Green River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green River is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chatham Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Ghent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Coeymans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ravena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Selkirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aquetuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Beckers Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Glenmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Bethlehem Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Coeymans Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Alcove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Irondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Spencer Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spencer Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Corners
- Millerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Mount Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Pine Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Coxsackie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Catskill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Leeds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Surprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gayhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- South Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Kiskatom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Brainard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyomanock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- East Nassau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Stephentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hoag Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Nassau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Stephentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- East Schodack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schodack Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Averill Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sand Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Schodack Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Taconic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Twin Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Wangum Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
- East Canaan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Lakeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norfolk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- West Stockbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Stevens Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Shaker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Rockdale Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Lenox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Stockbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
- Lenox Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lenox Dale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Dale
- Lenox Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lenox Station is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Station
- Alford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Housatonic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- West Hawley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Hawley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- North Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Chester is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester
- North Blandford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- Chester Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Blandford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Tolland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Middlefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Worthington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Worthington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Worthington Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Worthington Corners is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Corners
- Cummington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cummington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- West Chesterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Swift River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Chesterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Pownal Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flatbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Flatbrook.
Cemeteries Near Flatbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flatbrook.
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 Flatbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flatbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Flatbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Canaan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Red Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Stockbridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cone Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Austerlitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall - Tilden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- The Maples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Flatbrook had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flatbrook, with the one closest to Flatbrook listed first.
- Canaan Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- State Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Canaan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- West Stockbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Austerlitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chatham
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Rockdale Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Shaker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Lebanon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Lebanon Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Center
- Spencertown
(7 miles [11.3 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 Flatbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flatbrook.
Newspapers Published in Flatbrook ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flatbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flatbrook, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flatbrook.
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 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 Flatbrook:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Rensselaer County
- Litchfield County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Bennington 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <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 Flatbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flatbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |