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 Glass Lake (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 Glass Lake. 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 Glass Lake ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Glass Lake: Glass Lk.
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.
Glass Lake is located in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County: Berkshire (MA), Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington & Bennington (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Glass Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glass Lake:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of Glass Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Sand Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Averill Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poestenkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Stephentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Sliters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- West Sand Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoag Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Best
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- East Nassau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wyantskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- East Schodack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Menands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Loudonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cohoes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Normansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- West Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Latham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roessleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Riders Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- North Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Niverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- New Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Valatie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Red Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Kinderhook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Coxsackie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Stillwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Willow Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Elnora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Country Knolls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Round Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Niskayuna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rotterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Scotia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Princetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Duane Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Center White Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Center Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Fly Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- North Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- White Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Hancock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- New Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Shaker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Lanesborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Farnams
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Farnams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams
- Pittsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Stevens Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Cheshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Greylock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Town Crest Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village
- Berkshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Monroe Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- West Hawley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Pownal Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Bennington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bennington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Stamford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Bennington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Stamford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- South Shaftsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Woodford Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Woodford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glass Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Glass Lake.
Cemeteries Near Glass Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glass Lake.
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 Glass Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glass Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Larkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty Six Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albany Muslim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills Cemetery
- The Eagle Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millville Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
- Coonradt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- Bonesteel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Berlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Glass Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glass Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glass Lake, with the one closest to Glass Lake listed first.
- Sand Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Averill Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Nassau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
- Sliters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- West Stephentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Poestenkill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Sand Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Best
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Hoag Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- East Nassau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- East Schodack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stephentown Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stephentown Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephentown Center
- Eagle Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Nassau
(8 miles [12.9 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 Glass Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glass Lake.
Newspapers Published in Glass Lake ...
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 352 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glass Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glass Lake, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glass Lake.
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 Glass Lake:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Bennington 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> | 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 Glass Lake, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glass Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |