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 Halls Corner (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 Halls Corner. 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 Halls Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Halls Corner: Halls Cor. (or less commonly used: Halls Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Halls Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Halls Corner may originally have been Hall's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Halls Corner might be written as Hall Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Halls Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halls Corner.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Halls Corner 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 Halls Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halls Corner:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Halls Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Ballston Spa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riley Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riley Cove is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cove
- Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Malta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Factory Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Milton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Round Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ballston Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Ketchums Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Saratoga Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Saratoga Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Country Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Cohoes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Latham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Green Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Colonie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Watervliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Fullers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Guilderland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Loudonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Menands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Mills Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Broadalbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Perth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Cranberry Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Northville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Jackson Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Gloversville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Cranesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Fonda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Raymertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Buskirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Sycaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Boyntonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Pittstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Eagle Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Albia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Alplaus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Aqueduct
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schenectady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Niskayuna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schoharie County
- Esperance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Queensbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lake George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Archdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Fly Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Center Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- North Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- Battenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Coila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- South Argyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Center White Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Fort Edward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- North Bennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Paper Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Shaftsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- South Shaftsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halls Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Halls Corner.
Cemeteries Near Halls Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halls Corner.
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 Halls Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halls Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Malta Ridge West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Malta Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dunning Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Briggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Factory Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Line Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (458 more) ...
- Munger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hubbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Halls Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halls Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Ballston Spa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Line is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Line
- Malta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maltaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Ballston Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Round Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Wayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wayville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayville
- Ketchums Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Cedar Bluffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Saratoga Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Saratoga Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ushers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ushers is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ushers
- Coons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halls Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halls Corner.
Newspapers Published in Halls Corner ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halls Corner, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halls Corner.
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 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 Halls Corner:
- 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
- Bennington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Halls Corner, 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- Halls Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |