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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 Fultonville (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 Fultonville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Fultonville is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.

Below are the counties that are near Fultonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fultonville:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Fultonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fultonville, with the one closest to Fultonville listed first.
    • Fonda
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Fonda is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <1>
    • Auriesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tribes Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Randall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Randall is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Fort Johnson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Amsterdam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Flat Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Harrower
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Harrower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
    • Rockton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Rockton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • Lykers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
    • Canajoharie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Palatine Bridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fultonville, with the one closest to Fultonville listed first.
    • Knox
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Altamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Berne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fullers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fullers is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
    • East Berne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
    • Meadowdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Guilderland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartmans Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
    • Lisha Kill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
    • New Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Salem is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • South Berne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
    • Voorheesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fultonville, with the one closest to Fultonville listed first.
    • Johnstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sammonsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
    • Berkshire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Gloversville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Meco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Meco is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
    • Progress
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Ephratah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ephratah is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
    • Perth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Perth is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
    • Garoga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
    • Rockwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Broadalbin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fultonville, with the one closest to Fultonville listed first.
    • Benson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Arietta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fultonville, with the one closest to Fultonville listed first.
    • Fort Plain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Starkville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
    • Dolgeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Newville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Newville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Salisbury Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Deck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Deck is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
    • Little Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Salisbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Paines Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
    • Jacksonburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
    • Edicks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
    • Cullen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fultonville, with the one closest to Fultonville listed first.
    • Center Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
    • Cherry Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • South Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
    • Roseboom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Middle Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Pleasant Brook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
    • Springfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Calcutta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Calcutta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
    • Middlefield Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
    • Springfield Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Decatur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Middlefield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Middlefield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fultonville, with the one closest to Fultonville listed first.
    • Hagedorns Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
    • Whiteside Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
    • Galway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • West Charlton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
    • Mosherville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Birchton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Birchton is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
    • Charlton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Charlton is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
    • Harmony Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
    • Batchellerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • Edinburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnt Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rock City Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fultonville, with the one closest to Fultonville listed first.
    • Braman Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
    • Mariaville Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
    • Mariaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pattersonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Glenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Delanson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rotterdam Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Duanesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
    • Rynex Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
    • Duane Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
    • Princetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fultonville, with the one closest to Fultonville listed first.
    • Esperance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Argusville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Argusville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
    • Central Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sharon Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Howes Cave
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Leesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Lawyersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
    • Cobleskill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Schoharie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Janesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Seward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward

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

Cemeteries Near Fultonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fultonville.

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 Fultonville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Van Epps - Starin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maple Ave. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Caughnawaga Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sammons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wycoff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Boshart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (441 more) ...

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 Fultonville had a population of 1,122 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fultonville had a population of 780 people.

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

  • Fonda
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fonda is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <1>
  • Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Auriesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Johnstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Randall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Randall is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Fort Hunter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tribes Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sammonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
  • Yosts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yosts is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosts
  • Fort Johnson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kecks Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
  • Currytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Currytown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Rural Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove
    • Charleston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Charleston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Gloversville
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Fultonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fultonville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fultonville ...

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 Fultonville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fultonville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fultonville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fultonville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Fultonville.

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 Fultonville:

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 Fultonville, 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- Fultonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.