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 Helderberg (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 Helderberg. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Helderberg 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 Helderberg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Helderberg:
- Albany County (The home county of Helderberg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- East Berne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Berne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- South Berne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Knox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westerlo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Rensselaerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dormansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- North Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Kinderhook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Niverville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Valatie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Riders Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Stottville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- Perth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Medway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Gayhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Brooksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coxsackie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- Burtonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Cranesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Harrower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Auriesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Fort Johnson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hagaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Tribes Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rensselaer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Schodack Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Couse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Greenbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Defreestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Schodack Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Albia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Best
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Luther
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- Groom Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Burnt Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Charlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Clifton Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Halfmoon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Country Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Ballston Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- Duane Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duanesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Delanson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rotterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mariaville Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Rynex Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Mariaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Schenectady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Niskayuna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- Gallupville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Franklinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Middleburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Schoharie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Central Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Esperance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broome Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Howes Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Breakabeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Greenbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Helderberg, see our County-by-County Page for Helderberg.
Cemeteries Near Helderberg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Helderberg.
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 Helderberg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Helderberg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- Jones Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of East Berne.
- The Jones Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jones Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317544 <3>
- Dyer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dyer Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of East Berne.
- The Dyer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dyer Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304786 <3>
- Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery
- The Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery
- The Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilcox - Haight Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433042 <3>
- Miller Family Cemetery
- The Miller Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Family Cemetery
- The Miller Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265858 <3>
- Cornwell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cornwell Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of East Berne.
- The Cornwell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornwell Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332108 <3>
- Reidsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hungerford Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hungerford Farm Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Reidsville.
- The Hungerford Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hungerford Farm Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483669 <3>
- Stephen Hungerford Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen Hungerford Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stephen Hungerford Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of East Berne.
- The Stephen Hungerford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stephen Hungerford Family Buring Grounds
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461354 <3>
- Zeh Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeh Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zeh Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of East Berne.
- The Zeh Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zeh Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275491 <3>
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gifford Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford Hollow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gifford Hollow Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Rensselaerville.
- The Gifford Hollow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gifford Hollow Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483649 <3>
- South Berne Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Berne Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Westerlo.
- The South Berne Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1096248 <3>
- Continue List (566 more) ...
- David Conger Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Westerlo Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerlo Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westerlo Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Westerlo.
- The Westerlo Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Westerlo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #435370 <3>
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 in 1895, Helderberg had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
- East Berne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Wolf Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wolf Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
- South Berne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Reidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Thompsons Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Lake is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Lake
- Berne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westerlo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Rensselaerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berne
- Dormansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Voorheesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Helderberg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Helderberg.
Newspapers Published in Helderberg ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Helderberg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Helderberg, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Helderberg.
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 websites either 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 Helderberg:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Helderberg) 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 Helderberg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |