RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New York >> Hamilton County >> Gilmantown >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New York

The Commemorative Quarter for New York





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 Gilmantown (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 Gilmantown. 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 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 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.

Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Herkimer, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga & Warren.

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

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Gilmantown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmantown, with the one closest to Gilmantown listed first.
    • Wells
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Speculator
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <1>
    • Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Arietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
    • Sabael
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Indian Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Morehouseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
  • Essex County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmantown, with the one closest to Gilmantown listed first.
    • Northville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <1>
    • Cranberry Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jackson Summit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
    • Mayfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Union Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Berkshire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
    • Broadalbin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
      • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <1>
    • Gloversville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Meco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
      • Meco is located in Fulton County
    • Mills Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
      • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Progress
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
    • Garoga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
    • Johnstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmantown, with the one closest to Gilmantown listed first.
    • Day Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Edinburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
    • Batchellerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
    • Hadley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Corinth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
    • Hagedorns Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagedorns Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
      • Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
    • Whiteside Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
      • Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Mosherville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
      • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
    • Porter Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilmantown, with the one closest to Gilmantown listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
    • Stony Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Johnsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holcombville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcombville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
    • Wevertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Athol
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lake Luzerne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Riparius
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake George
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Lake George is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Gilmantown ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilmantown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilmantown, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilmantown.

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 Gilmantown:

Cemeteries Near Gilmantown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilmantown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • South Side Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Lake Cemetery
  • Fish Mtn. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Mtn. Cemetery
  • Wadswarth Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wadswarth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wadswarth Cemetery
  • Willard Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard Cemetery
  • Scofield Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scofield Cemetery
  • Van Dusen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Dusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Dusen Cemetery
  • Gifford Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gifford Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gifford Valley Cemetery
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
  • Edinburg Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edinburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edinburg Cemetery
  • Lens Lake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lens Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lens Lake Cemetery
  • Main Street Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Street Cemetery
  • Bleeker Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bleeker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bleeker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • Partridge Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Cemetery
    • Russell Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Gilmantown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gilmantown.

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

  • Wells
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Hamilton County
  • Rudeston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudeston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudeston
    • Rudeston is located in Hamilton County
  • Piseco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piseco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piseco
    • Piseco is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piseco <1>
  • Benson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Benson is located in Hamilton County
  • Oregon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
  • Arietta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
  • Sacandaga Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacandaga Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacandaga Park
    • Sacandaga Park is located in Fulton County
  • Northville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
    • Northville is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <1>
  • West Day
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Day have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Day
    • West Day is located in Saratoga County
  • Edinburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bakers Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mills
      • Bakers Mills is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakers Mills <1>
    • Batchellerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
    • Stony Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gilmantown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gilmantown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilmantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4383, Longitude: -74.3158    
<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 Gilmantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024