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 Glenwild (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 Glenwild. 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.
Glenwild is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Glenwild. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenwild:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Glenwild)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Whiteside Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Hagedorns Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Batchellerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
- Mosherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock City Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- South Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Birchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Milton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Fullers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lisha Kill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Cohoes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colonie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Mills Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- North Broadalbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Cranberry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Northville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broadalbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Benson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Blackbridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
- Wells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
- Arietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Piseco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Hagaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harrower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Rockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Johnson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tribes Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auriesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fonda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fultonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Valley Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rotterdam Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stoodley Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- East Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Alplaus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Scotia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Schoharie County
- Esperance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Stony Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Athol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Queensbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Fort Edward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hudson Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Crandall Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- South Argyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Greenwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- Archdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Fly Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glenwild, see our County-by-County Page for Glenwild.
Cemeteries Near Glenwild ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenwild.
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 Glenwild - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenwild covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Barkersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hagadorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welch Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Galway Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grenell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frink Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Glenwild in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glenwild.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenwild, with the one closest to Glenwild listed first.
- Barkersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barkersville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkersville
- Benedict
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Benedict is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Hagedorns Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- North Broadalbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Mills Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- North Galway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Galway is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Galway
- Mosherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- East Galway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Galway is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galway
- Batchellerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Broadalbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock City Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenwild. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenwild.
Newspapers Published in Glenwild ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenwild.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenwild, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenwild.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Glenwild:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren 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> | 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 Glenwild, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Glenwild) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |