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 Guilderland Center (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 Guilderland Center. 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 Guilderland Center ...
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 Guilderland Center: Guilderland Ctr. (or less commonly used: Guilderland Cen., Guilderland Cent. or Guilderland Cntr.)
You might see Guilderland Centre instead of Guilderland Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 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 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.
Guilderland Center is located in Albany 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 Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Guilderland Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guilderland Center:
- Albany County (The home county of Guilderland Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Fullers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Guilderland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Meadowdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Voorheesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- Colonie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lisha Kill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Slingerlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Niverville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Valatie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Chatham Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Rossman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Stottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Perth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Broadalbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- North Broadalbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Berkshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Johnstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gloversville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Medway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Coxsackie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cornwallville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Brooksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Burtonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Cranesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Rensselaer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Couse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Defreestville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Albia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- East Greenbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Sycaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Wyantskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Groom Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Burnt Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Charlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Clifton Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Halfmoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ballston Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Coons
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Round Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Rotterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Schenectady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Princetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Scotia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Niskayuna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Rynex Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Aqueduct
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Mariaville Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Delanson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Gallupville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Schoharie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Central Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Livingstonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Howes Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Greenbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Breakabeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Broome Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guilderland Center, see our County-by-County Page for Guilderland Center.
Cemeteries Near Guilderland Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guilderland Center.
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 Guilderland Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guilderland Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Guilderland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Altamont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64494 <3>
- Van Aernam Family Cemetery
- The Van Aernam Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Aernam Family Cemetery
- The Van Aernam Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Van Aernam Burial Ground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372141 <3>
- Severson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Severson Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Altamont.
- The Severson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Severson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66272 <3>
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lainhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adalbert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Rotterdam.
- The St. Adalbert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wojcjecha Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66766 <3>
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfall Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- High Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (532 more) ...
- Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of East Berne.
- The Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Rural Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252085 <3>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Guilderland Center had a population of 229 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guilderland Center, with the one closest to Guilderland Center listed first.
- Fullers
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Guilderland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Voorheesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompsons Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsons Lake is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Lake
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- Karner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- Rotterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Schenectady
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Gifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gifford is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lisha Kill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wolf Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolf Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guilderland Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guilderland Center.
Newspapers Published in Guilderland Center ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guilderland Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guilderland Center, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guilderland Center.
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 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 Guilderland Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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> | 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- Guilderland Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Guilderland Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |