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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 Jonesville (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 Jonesville. 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 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.

Jonesville is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Jonesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonesville.

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

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

  • Jonesville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Line Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Line Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Line Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifton Park Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Park Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Park Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burnt Hills Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnt Hills Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnt Hills Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millious Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millious Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millious Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifton Park Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Park Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Park Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunning Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Yates Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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.
  • Grooms Methodist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grooms Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grooms Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Briggs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ballston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jonesville had a population of 332 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Elnora
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elnora
    • From Jonesville to Elnora
  • Ushers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ushers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ushers
    • Ushers is located in Saratoga County
  • Round Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
    • Round Lake is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <3>
  • Coons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coons
    • From Jonesville to Coons
  • Maltaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maltaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
    • Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
  • Ballston Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballston Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
    • Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
  • Burnt Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clifton Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
  • Malta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <3>
  • East Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Line
    • East Line is located in Saratoga County
  • East Glenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alplaus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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    • Aqueduct
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Groom Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
      • Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Willow Glen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Jonesville ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jonesville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jonesville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jonesville:

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

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jonesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9099, Longitude: -73.8236    
<7>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 Jonesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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