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 Fox Wander West (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 Fox Wander West. 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.
Fox Wander West is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Fox Wander West. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Wander West:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Fox Wander West)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- Malta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riley Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riley Cove is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cove
- Round Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ballston Spa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Country Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Coons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Willow Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ballston Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Cedar Bluffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Factory Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Elnora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- Cohoes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Green Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colonie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Watervliet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Loudonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Menands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- Mills Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Broadalbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Perth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Cranberry Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Northville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Jackson Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Berkshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- Cranesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Auriesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Johnsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Raymertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Buskirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Pittstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Sycaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Boyntonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Albia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Brunswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- Alplaus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- East Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Niskayuna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Schenectady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schoharie County
- Esperance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Queensbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Archdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Fly Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Center Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Coila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- North Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Battenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- South Argyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- East Greenwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- North Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Paper Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- South Shaftsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Bennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Shaftsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Shaftsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Bennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Wander West, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Wander West.
Cemeteries Near Fox Wander West ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Wander West.
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 Fox Wander West - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Wander West covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- Dunning Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Malta Ridge West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Malta Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Line Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ballston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Briggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsdill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Fox Wander West in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Wander West.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Wander West, with the one closest to Fox Wander West listed first.
- Malta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maltaville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Round Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Line is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Line
- Ballston Spa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ballston Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ushers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ushers is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ushers
- Coons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Willow Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Stillwater Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Wayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elnora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Ketchums Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Cedar Bluffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Wander West. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Wander West.
Newspapers Published in Fox Wander West ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Wander West.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Wander West, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Wander West.
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 Fox Wander West:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren County
- Washington 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> | 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 Fox Wander West, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Fox Wander West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |