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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 have occurred.

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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glens Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensbury
      • Queensbury is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queensbury <1>
    • Warrensburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Warren County
    • Harrisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
    • Bolton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Bolton Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Cranberry Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
    • North Broadalbin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Broadalbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
    • Mills Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
      • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Broadalbin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
      • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <1>
    • Jackson Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
    • Mayfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Perth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
      • Perth is located in Fulton County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Benson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
    • Wells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Gilmantown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
    • Speculator
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <1>
  • 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)
    • Corinth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
    • Day Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • South Glens Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • English Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
    • South Corinth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
    • Wilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kings Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
    • Jewell Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewell Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
      • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Batchellerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
      • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <1>
    • Kingsbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
    • Fort Ann
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
    • Argyle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <1>
    • Comstock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • South Argyle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Argyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
      • South Argyle is located in Washington County
    • Hartford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
    • South Hartford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Hartford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
      • South Hartford is located in Washington County
    • Belcher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
      • Belcher is located in Washington County
    • East Hartford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Hartford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
      • East Hartford is located in Washington County
    • North Greenwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
      • North Greenwich is located in Washington County
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • West Rupert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • West Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • 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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gage Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conklingville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklingville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conklingville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklingville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corinth Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Corinth Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clothier Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clothier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clothier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conklingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklingville
    • Conklingville is located in Saratoga County
  • French Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
    • French Mountain is located in Warren County
  • Stony Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Corinth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
  • Palmer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Saratoga County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
    • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
  • Queensbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensbury
    • Queensbury is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queensbury <1>
  • Warrensburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fortsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
      • Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
    • Pattens Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pattens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
      • Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
    • 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 74 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]<6>. 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 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 Fourth Lake:

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

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

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 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.
<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>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Fourth Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fourth Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3570, Longitude: -73.8298       In this case, the coordinates for Fourth Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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