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 Hawthorne Hill (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 Hawthorne Hill. 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 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.
Hawthorne Hill 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 Hawthorne Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawthorne Hill:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Hawthorne Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Niskayuna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Schenectady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alplaus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rotterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Rotterdam Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Lisha Kill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Colonie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Latham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Westmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Newtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roessleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cohoes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loudonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- North Chatham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Valatie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Perth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Broadalbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Progress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gloversville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Jackson Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Medway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Norton Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Surprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coxsackie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Cranesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Burtonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Fort Johnson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Lansingburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Sycaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Albia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Rensselaer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Wyantskill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Couse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Brunswick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Groom Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Burnt Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Halfmoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Country Knolls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Ballston Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Coons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Round Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Esperance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gallupville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Livingstonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Greenbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Center Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Greenwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Center White Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Coila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawthorne Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Hawthorne Hill.
Cemeteries Near Hawthorne Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawthorne Hill.
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 Hawthorne Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawthorne Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Park View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
- The Park View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Parkview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65590 <2>
- Holy Name Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery is located in Schenectady.
- The Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Name of Jesus P.N.C.C. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64881 <2>
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Woodlawn.
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. Joseph's Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66021 <2>
- Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65311 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Czestochwskiej Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64320 <2>
- Beth Israel Upper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Upper Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Upper Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
- The Beth Israel Upper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ohab Shalom B'Nai Abraham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234894 <2>
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Free Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Agudat Achim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beth Israel Lower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (508 more) ...
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Workmens Circle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800167 <2>
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 Hawthorne Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawthorne Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawthorne Hill, with the one closest to Hawthorne Hill listed first.
- Niskayuna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vischer Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vischer Ferry is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vischer Ferry
- Lisha Kill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Groom Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Aqueduct
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Schenectady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alplaus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rotterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Schenectady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Karner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- East Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Shakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shakers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Guilderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawthorne Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawthorne Hill.
Newspapers Published in Hawthorne Hill ...
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 Hawthorne Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawthorne Hill, 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 Hawthorne Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hawthorne Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga 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> | 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 Hawthorne Hill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawthorne Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |