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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 Fort William Henry (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 Fort William Henry. 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 Fort William Henry ...

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 Fort William Henry: Ft. William Henry

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 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.

Fort William Henry 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 Fort William Henry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort William Henry:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Fort William Henry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort William Henry, with the one closest to Fort William Henry listed first.
    • Lake George
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Brayton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Brayton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Queensbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Athol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Glens Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
    • Glens Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolton Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Luzerne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Bolton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort William Henry, with the one closest to Fort William Henry listed first.
    • Schroon Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Minerva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton County
    • Northville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort William Henry, with the one closest to Fort William Henry listed first.
    • Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Wells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Benson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Gilmantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort William Henry, with the one closest to Fort William Henry listed first.
    • South Glens Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Hadley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • English Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Allentown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gansevoort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jewell Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
    • Wilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gurn Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
    • Day Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • South Corinth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Kings Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort William Henry, with the one closest to Fort William Henry listed first.
    • Kingsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Hudson Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Ann
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fort Edward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Comstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Hartford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • South Hartford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • South Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
    • Argyle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Hartford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • East Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
    • Whitehall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Belcher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Belcher is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort William Henry, with the one closest to Fort William Henry listed first.
    • Rupert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Rupert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
    • Rupert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort William Henry, with the one closest to Fort William Henry listed first.
    • West Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Poultney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <1>
    • West Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
    • Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Fair Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawlet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Poultney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
    • Pawlet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Benson Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
    • Benson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Fort William Henry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort William Henry.

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 Fort William Henry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort William Henry, with the one closest to Fort William Henry listed first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Scotch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotch Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Austin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine VIew Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine VIew Cemetery
    • The Pine VIew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pineview Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Griswold Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (256 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Orcutt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Herrick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 Fort William Henry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort William Henry.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort William Henry, with the one closest to Fort William Henry listed first.

  • Lake George
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • French Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • French Mountain is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
  • Brayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brayton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
  • Queensbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pattens Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
  • Cleverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Fort Ann
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Fort Ann is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Ann
  • Warrensburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glens Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Athol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hadley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • South Glens Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Kingsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Bolton Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Fort William Henry ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort William Henry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort William Henry, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort William Henry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Fort William Henry:

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>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- Fort William Henry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Fort William Henry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.