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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 Iron Furnace (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 Iron Furnace. 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 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.

Iron Furnace is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Iron Furnace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Furnace, with the one closest to Iron Furnace listed first.
    • Comstock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Ann
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitehall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • North Granville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
    • Huletts Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Truthville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Truthville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
    • Chubbs Dock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
    • Hartford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Adamsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • South Hartford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
    • Dresden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dresden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Furnace, with the one closest to Iron Furnace listed first.
    • Ticonderoga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Schroon Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Severance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ironville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ironville is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Minerva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loch Muller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Furnace, with the one closest to Iron Furnace listed first.
    • South Glens Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • English Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Hadley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gansevoort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jewell Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
    • Corinth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gurn Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
    • Allentown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Wilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Northumberland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
    • Day Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Kings Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Furnace, with the one closest to Iron Furnace listed first.
    • Brayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brayton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Bolton Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Queensbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Bolton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
    • Lake George
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverbank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Warrensburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sabbath Day Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
    • Glens Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Silver Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Athol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Furnace, with the one closest to Iron Furnace listed first.
    • Orwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Orwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoreham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Shoreham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • East Shoreham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
    • Richville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Whiting
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiting is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Whiting
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Furnace, with the one closest to Iron Furnace listed first.
    • Rupert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rupert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • West Rupert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
    • Dorset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorset
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Sandgate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iron Furnace, with the one closest to Iron Furnace listed first.
    • West Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • West Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
    • Poultney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <1>
    • Fair Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Poultney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
    • Wells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Benson Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
    • Benson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • West Castleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
    • Castleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people

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

Cemeteries Near Iron Furnace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iron Furnace.

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 Iron Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Iron Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Welch Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Orcutt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sheldon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ft. Ann Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Comstock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolton Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisena Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Griswold Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Boardman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Herrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (312 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.<3>

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

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

  • South Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Bay is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
  • Cleverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brayton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
  • Comstock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Fort Ann
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Fort Ann is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Ann
  • Fort Ann
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolton Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Whitehall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Queensbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pattens Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
  • Lake George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kingsbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • North Bolton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
    • North Granville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville

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

Newspapers Published in Iron Furnace ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iron Furnace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Iron Furnace, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Iron Furnace.

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 helpful 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 Iron Furnace:

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 Iron Furnace, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Iron Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.