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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 Girards Sugarbush (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 Girards Sugarbush. 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.

Name Variations for Girards Sugarbush ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

While the name of this community is Girards Sugarbush, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Girards Sugarbush may originally have been Girard's Sugarbush.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Girards Sugarbush might be written as Girard Sugarbush.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Girards Sugarbush is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Herkimer, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga & Warren.

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

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Girards Sugarbush)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Girards Sugarbush, with the one closest to Girards Sugarbush listed first.
    • Wells
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilmantown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Speculator
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Benson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Piseco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sabael
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Indian Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Arietta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Blue Mountain Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morehouseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Essex County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Girards Sugarbush, with the one closest to Girards Sugarbush listed first.
    • Northville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cranberry Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
    • Jackson Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
    • Mayfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • North Broadalbin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
    • Union Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Broadalbin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mills Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
    • Berkshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Gloversville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Progress
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Meco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Meco is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Girards Sugarbush, with the one closest to Girards Sugarbush listed first.
    • Day Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Allentown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Edinburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Batchellerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • Hadley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Corinth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • South Corinth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Hagedorns Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
    • Porter Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiteside Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
    • Mosherville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • English Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Girards Sugarbush, with the one closest to Girards Sugarbush listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Stony Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bakers Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Athol
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wevertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holcombville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
    • Riparius
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Luzerne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake George
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Girards Sugarbush ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Girards Sugarbush.

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 Girards Sugarbush - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Scofield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Van Dusen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • South Side Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lens Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wadswarth Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fish Mtn. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Willard Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Edinburg Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gifford Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Main Street Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cameron Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Griffin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Wells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Stony Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bakers Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thurman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Thurman is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
  • Benson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Benson is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • West Day
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Day is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Day
  • Johnsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rudeston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rudeston is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudeston
  • Northville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Conklingville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Conklingville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklingville
    • Piseco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sacandaga Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sacandaga Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacandaga Park

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

Newspapers Published in Girards Sugarbush ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Girards Sugarbush.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Girards Sugarbush, 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 Girards Sugarbush.

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 either 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 Girards Sugarbush:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Girards Sugarbush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Girards Sugarbush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.