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 Fultonham (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 Fultonham. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Fultonham is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near Fultonham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fultonham:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Fultonham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Middleburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Breakabeen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Vintonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Greenbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Franklinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Schoharie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broome Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- North Blenheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cobleskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beards Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Preston Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rensselaerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Potter Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Cooksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- South Berne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Knox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Berne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Medusa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Westerlo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stamford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Simpsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Kortright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bovina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Davenport Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Sammonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Ephratah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Johnstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Cornwallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Windham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Jewett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- West Kill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Fort Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Burtonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Ames
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Buel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Canajoharie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sprout Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palatine Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fonda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fultonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Calcutta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- South Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Worcester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Center Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Pleasant Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Schenevus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roseboom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Delanson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duanesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Rotterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Bushnellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
- Highmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shandaken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fultonham, see our County-by-County Page for Fultonham.
Cemeteries Near Fultonham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fultonham.
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 Fultonham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fultonham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Mattice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Breakabeen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Armlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Village of West Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knisker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kniskern Cemetery
- The Kniskern Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniskern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65023 <2>
- Shafer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hager Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (534 more) ...
- Franklinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shultas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fultonham had a population of 119 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fultonham, with the one closest to Fultonham listed first.
- Breakabeen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Patria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patria is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patria
- Middleburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Fulton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fulton
- Vintonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Franklinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Huntersland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
- Eminence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eminence is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- North Blenheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mackey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mackey is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Broome Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Schoharie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Cobleskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cobleskill
- Barnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barnerville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fultonham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fultonham.
Newspapers Published in Fultonham ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fultonham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fultonham, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fultonham.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fultonham:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Schenectady County
- Ulster 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> | 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 Fultonham, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fultonham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |