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 Green Corners (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 Green Corners. 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 Green Corners ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Green Corners: Green Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Corners.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Green Corners is located in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Green Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Corners:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Green Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pattersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rotterdam Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Stoodley Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- East Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Scotia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alplaus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- Fullers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Hartmans Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Knox
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Colonie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Berne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- Perth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Broadalbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Mayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gloversville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Jackson Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Arietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Herkimer County
- Fort Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- Cranesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagaman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Fonda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- Lansingburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Schaghticoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sycaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Valley Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Albia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Rensselaer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Wyantskill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- West Charlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Galway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Birchton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Whiteside Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Burnt Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hagedorns Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Mosherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Ballston Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Milton Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Rock City Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- Esperance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Central Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Middleburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Lawyersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Sharon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- Lake Luzerne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- 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
- 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 Green Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Green Corners.
Cemeteries Near Green Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Corners.
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 Green Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- Weatherwax Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Glenville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Glenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Rotterdam Junction.
- The West Glenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Reformed Dutch Churchyard
- Wesst Glenville Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145584 <2>
- Dodds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Eps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vedder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Charlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Casimir Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (504 more) ...
- St. Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Galway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Green Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Corners, with the one closest to Green Corners listed first.
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cranesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoffmans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoffmans is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- West Charlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Rotterdam Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Amsterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Galway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minaville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Birchton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- North Galway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Galway is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Galway
- Perth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Scotch Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bush
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Corners.
Newspapers Published in Green Corners ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Corners, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Green Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga 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> | 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 Green Corners, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |