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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 Fourth Lake (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 Fourth Lake. 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 Fourth Lake ...

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 Fourth Lake: Fourth Lk.

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.

Fourth Lake 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 Fourth Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fourth Lake:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Fourth Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fourth Lake, with the one closest to Fourth Lake listed first.
    • Lake Luzerne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stony Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake George
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Glens Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
    • Glens Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Athol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Queensbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Warrensburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brayton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Harrisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Bolton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Essex County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fourth Lake, with the one closest to Fourth Lake listed first.
    • Northville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Cranberry Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
    • North Broadalbin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
    • Mills Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
    • Broadalbin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
    • Mayfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Perth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Perth is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fourth Lake, with the one closest to Fourth Lake listed first.
    • Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Benson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Wells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Gilmantown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Speculator
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fourth Lake, with the one closest to Fourth Lake listed first.
    • Hadley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Allentown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Corinth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Day Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • South Glens Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • English Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • South Corinth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Wilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kings Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
    • Porter Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gansevoort
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gurn Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fourth Lake, with the one closest to Fourth Lake listed first.
    • Hudson Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fort Edward
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Fort Ann
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Argyle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Comstock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • South Argyle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • South Argyle is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
    • Hartford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • South Hartford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • South Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
    • Belcher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Belcher is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
    • East Hartford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • East Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • West Rupert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • West Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 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

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

Cemeteries Near Fourth Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fourth Lake.

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 Fourth Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lake Luzerne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gage Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Conklingville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Conklingville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynwood Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leavens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Corinth Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Rural Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Corinth Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Corinth.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156706 <2>
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clothier Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Hadley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Conklingville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Conklingville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklingville
  • French Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • French Mountain is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
  • Stony Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Corinth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Palmer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Palmer is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Lake George
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glens Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Athol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • South Glens Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Queensbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Warrensburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fortsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
    • Pattens Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
    • Wilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Fourth Lake ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fourth Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fourth Lake, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fourth Lake.

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 websites either 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 Fourth Lake:

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>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 Fourth Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fourth Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.