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 Gifford (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 Gifford. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Gifford is located in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Gifford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gifford:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Gifford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Princetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Duane Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Rotterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Rynex Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schenectady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delanson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Altamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilderland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Lisha Kill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- East Berne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Voorheesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- North Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Valatie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Perth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Broadalbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Union Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Progress
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Johnstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Gloversville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Mayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Medway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cornwallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gayhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Coxsackie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Burtonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Cranesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Hagaman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Auriesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Johnson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Rensselaer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Hampton Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Albia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Defreestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Lansingburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Couse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Sycaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Wyantskill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Greenbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Groom Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Charlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Burnt Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Halfmoon Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Elnora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Harmony Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Ballston Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Clifton Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Birchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Esperance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gallupville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Livingstonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Greenbush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gifford, see our County-by-County Page for Gifford.
Cemeteries Near Gifford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gifford.
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 Gifford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gifford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Princetown Reform Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Duanesburg.
- The Princetown Reform Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Princetown Church Cemetery
- Princetown Evangelical Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Princetown Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183679 <3>
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lainhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westfall Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schenectady Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ostrander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wagner Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Severson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Severson Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Altamont.
- The Severson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Severson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66272 <3>
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Altamont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64494 <3>
- Continue List (540 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
- The St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Cyril Cemetery
- South Schenectady Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65950 <3>
- High Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gifford had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gifford, with the one closest to Gifford listed first.
- Princetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Kelleys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kelleys is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys
- Altamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Rotterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Schenectady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Duanesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Rynex Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Guilderland Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Schenectady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Scotia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thompsons Lake is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gifford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gifford.
Newspapers Published in Gifford ...
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 303 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gifford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gifford, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gifford.
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 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 Gifford:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schoharie County
- Washington 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gifford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gifford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |