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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 Gilboa (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 Gilboa. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Gilboa 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 Gilboa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilboa:

  • Schoharie County     (The home county of Gilboa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
    • West Conesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • North Blenheim
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Manorkill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Broome Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • South Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Breakabeen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Bates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Livingstonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • Jefferson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Vintonton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Summit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
    • Potter Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cooksburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Preston Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Medusa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rensselaerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Berne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
    • South Westerlo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • Westerlo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Berne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dormansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
    • East Berne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • East Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
    • Grand Gorge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Harpersfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Denver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Kortright
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Halcottsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Kortright
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
    • Bovina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Fleischmanns
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • New Kingston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Lexington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jewett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Windham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • West Kill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brooksburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • Cornwallville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spruceton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Hunter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norton Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
    • Lykers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
    • Burtonsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
    • Flat Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
    • Calcutta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Calcutta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
    • Worcester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Schenevus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Decatur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Maryland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Westford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • South Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • South Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
    • Center Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
    • Pleasant Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
    • Westville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Westville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Middlefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Middlefield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Colliersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
    • Delanson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Duane Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
    • Duanesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
    • Braman Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilboa, with the one closest to Gilboa listed first.
    • Bushnellsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • Highmount
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Shandaken
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Big Indian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Oliverea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Phoenicia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Belle Ayr
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Willow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Shady
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Bearsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Gilboa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilboa.

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

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

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

  • Gilboa Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • West Conesville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Patrie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Richtmyer Case Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grand Gorge Main Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntersfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clapper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Gilboa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Soule Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (392 more) ...
    • Peck Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gilboa had a population of 489 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Conesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
  • Grand Gorge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Conesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
  • Prattsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mackey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackey is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
  • North Blenheim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Red Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
  • Manorkill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
  • Broome Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
  • South Gilboa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • South Gilboa is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gilboa
  • South Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
  • Ashland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Breakabeen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Stamford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilboa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilboa.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gilboa ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilboa.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gilboa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gilboa and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gilboa.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Gilboa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gilboa:

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 Gilboa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilboa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.