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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 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.

Helderberg is located in Albany County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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.
    • Berne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Berne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Berne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
    • Clarksville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Salem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Albany County
    • Westerlo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Meadowdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
    • Rensselaerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Altamont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <1>
    • Voorheesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dormansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
    • New Scotland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
      • New Scotland is located in Albany County
    • Feura Bush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Helderberg, with the one closest to Helderberg listed first.
    • Kinderhook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Niverville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niverville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niverville
      • Niverville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niverville <1>
    • Valatie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Riders Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riders Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
      • Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
    • Chatham Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatham Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
      • Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
    • Hudson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorenz Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenz Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
    • Stottville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <1>
    • Rock City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Columbia County
    • Ghent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
      • Ghent is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <1>
    • Greenport Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenport Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <1>
  • Fulton County
    • Perth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
      • Perth is located in Fulton County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
      • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Medway is located in Greene County
    • Gayhead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
      • Gayhead is located in Greene County
    • Woodstock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Greene County
    • Brooksburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
    • Cairo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burtonsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
      • Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
      • Rockton is located in Montgomery County
    • Harrower
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
      • Harrower is located in Montgomery County
    • Auriesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lykers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
    • Fort Johnson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
      • Fort Johnson is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Johnson <1>
    • Hagaman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
      • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <1>
    • Wallins Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
      • Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Tribes Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
      • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
      • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <1>
    • Hampton Manor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
      • Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
    • Rensselaer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <1>
    • Schodack Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Couse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
      • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
    • East Greenbush
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenbush
      • East Greenbush is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenbush <1>
    • Defreestville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Defreestville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
      • Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
    • Schodack Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
      • Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
    • Albia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
      • Albia is located in Rensselaer County
    • Best
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
      • Best is located in Rensselaer County
    • Luther
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
    • Troy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
      • 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.
    • Halfmoon Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
      • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
    • Burnt Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Charlton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
      • Charlton is located in Saratoga County
    • Clifton Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park
      • Clifton Park is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Park <1>
    • Elnora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elnora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
      • Elnora is located in Saratoga County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Charlton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
      • West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
    • Jonesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
    • Country Knolls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
      • Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
    • Harmony Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
      • Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Coons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
      • Coons is located in Saratoga County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
    • Duanesburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
    • Delanson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Princetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
    • Rotterdam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotterdam
      • Rotterdam is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotterdam <1>
    • Mariaville Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
      • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
    • Rynex Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
      • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
    • Mariaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mariaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Mariaville is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariaville <1>
    • Schenectady
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Scotia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <1>
    • Niskayuna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alplaus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
    • Franklinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
    • Middleburgh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Schoharie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
      • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <1>
    • Bates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
    • Central Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Esperance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esperance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
      • Esperance is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esperance <1>
    • Broome Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Howes Cave
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Manorkill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Greenbush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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 the Jones Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of East Berne.
    • The Jones Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jones Family Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317544 <5>
  • Dyer Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <5>
  • Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of East Berne.
    • The Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wilcox - Haight Family Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433042 <5>
  • Miller Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Miller Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of East Berne.
    • The Miller Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Miller Family Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265858 <5>
  • Cornwell Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornwell Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cornwell Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cornwell Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of East Berne.
    • The Cornwell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cornwell Family Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332108 <5>
  • 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 the Hungerford Farm Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hungerford Farm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hungerford Farm Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Reidsville.
    • The Hungerford Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hungerford Farm Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483669 <5>
  • Stephen Hungerford Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephen Hungerford Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stephen Hungerford Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stephen Hungerford Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west 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 <5>
  • Zeh Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zeh Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zeh Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of East Berne.
    • The Zeh Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zeh Family Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275491 <5>
  • 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 the Gifford Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gifford Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 <5>
  • South Berne Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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]<4> to the southeast of Westerlo.
    • The South Berne Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1096248 <5>
  • Continue List   (565 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 the 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]<4> to the southwest 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 <5>
    • Westerlo Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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<4> to the south of Westerlo.
      • The Westerlo Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Westerlo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #435370 <5>

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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
    • East Berne is located in Albany County
  • Wolf Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
    • Wolf Hill is located in Albany County
  • South Berne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Berne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
    • South Berne is located in Albany County
  • Reidsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Reidsville is located in Albany County
  • Thompsons Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Lake
    • Thompsons Lake is located in Albany County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knox is located in Albany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <1>
  • New Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in Albany County
  • Rensselaerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadowdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • West Berne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Berne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berne
      • West Berne is located in Albany County
    • Dormansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
    • 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 86 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]<4>. 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 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 Helderberg:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Helderberg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Helderberg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Helderberg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6001, Longitude: -74.0662       In this case, the coordinates for Helderberg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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