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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 Hudson Falls (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 Hudson Falls. 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.

Hudson Falls is located in Washington County and is the County Seat.

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 Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).

Below are the counties that are near Hudson Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hudson Falls:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Hudson Falls)
  • Fulton County
  • Rensselaer County
  • Saratoga County
  • Warren County
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Falls, with the one closest to Hudson Falls listed first.
    • West Rupert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rupert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rupert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Sandgate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
      • Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Dorset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
    • Dorset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Arlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • Manchester Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
    • Kansas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shaftsbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hudson Falls, with the one closest to Hudson Falls listed first.
    • Pawlet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Poultney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Poultney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poultney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
    • Danby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
      • Danby is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Middletown Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
      • Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Middletown Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Fair Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • West Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinmouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
      • Tinmouth is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hudson Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Hudson Falls.

Cemeteries Near Hudson Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hudson Falls.

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 Hudson Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hudson Falls, with the one closest to Hudson Falls listed first.

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moss Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Side Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glens Falls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine VIew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Griswold Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griswold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griswold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Austin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (329 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Hudson Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hudson Falls.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hudson Falls, with the one closest to Hudson Falls listed first.

  • Fort Edward
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
    • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <2>
  • Glens Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • South Glens Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Queensbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensbury
    • Queensbury is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queensbury <2>
  • Adamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kingsbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pattens Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pattens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
    • Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
  • Fortsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
    • Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
  • Argyle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <2>
  • North Argyle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Argyle
    • North Argyle is located in Washington County
  • Gansevoort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Fort Ann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fort Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Ann
    • West Fort Ann is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • French Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
      • French Mountain is located in Warren County
    • Fort Miller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Miller
      • Fort Miller is located in Washington County
    • South Argyle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hudson Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hudson Falls.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hudson Falls ...

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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hudson Falls.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hudson Falls. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hudson Falls and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hudson Falls.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> of Hudson Falls.

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 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 Hudson Falls:

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ny.us

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hudson Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hudson Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3006, Longitude: -73.5861    
<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 Hudson Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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