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 Grovenor 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 Grovenor 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 Grovenor 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grovenor Corners: Grovenor Cors.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near Grovenor Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grovenor Corners:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Grovenor Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Howes Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schoharie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is also located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Esperance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cobleskill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is also located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Lawyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville is also located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Warnerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Argusville is also located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Gallupville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Janesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Janesville is also located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Knox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Rensselaerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Fullers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Preston Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- New Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Potter Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harpersfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Stamford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Hobart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Sammonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Johnstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ephratah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Berkshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Garoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Gloversville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Meco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Progress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Perth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Broadalbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lassellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Mayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Red Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Fort Plain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Deck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Paines Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Lykers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Burtonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Randall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Ames
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fonda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fultonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canajoharie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Center Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Calcutta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- South Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Cherry Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Worcester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Middle Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Middlefield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Former name for Middlefield Center:
- Middlefield Centre
- Middlefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- West Charlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Galway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Whiteside Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Groom Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Birchton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Hagedorns Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Mosherville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Elnora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Ballston Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Former name for Ballston Center:
- Ballston Centre
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Delanson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duanesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grovenor Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Grovenor Corners.
Cemeteries Near Grovenor Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grovenor 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 Grovenor Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grovenor Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Grovernors Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sagendorf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bradt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burhans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chambers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slingerland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kilmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bramanville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Casper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sloansville Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (540 more) ...
- Guernsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carlisle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grovenor Corners had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grovenor Corners, with the one closest to Grovenor Corners listed first.
- Howes Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carlisle Center is also located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Center
- Former name for Carlisle Center:
- Carlisle Centre
- Barnerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnerville is also located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnerville
- East Cobleskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Cobleskill is also located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cobleskill
- Sloansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is also located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Schoharie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Charleston Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville is also located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cobleskill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Esperance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warnerville
(7 miles [11.3 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 Grovenor Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grovenor Corners.
Newspapers Published in Grovenor 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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grovenor Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grovenor Corners, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grovenor Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grovenor Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady 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 Grovenor 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' (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- Grovenor Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |