Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Karlsfeld (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 Karlsfeld. 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 doctors and 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.
Karlsfeld is located in Albany County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Karlsfeld. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Karlsfeld:
- Albany County (The home county of Karlsfeld)
- The following are listed by their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Delmar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slingerlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Normansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Normansville is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Roessleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Albany is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Westmere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westmere is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- New Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Scotland is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colonie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Center is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Former name for Bethlehem Center:
- Bethlehem Centre
- Glenmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Voorheesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Feura Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- North Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Valatie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Former name for Chatham Center:
- Chatham Centre
- Kinderhook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rossman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain was located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Ghent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhouse Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Medway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coxsackie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Gayhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cornwallville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Leeds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Burtonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Cranesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Hagaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Rensselaer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Couse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Defreestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- East Greenbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Best
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Luther
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Wyantskill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Schodack Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Former name for Schodack Center:
- Schodack Centre
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Halfmoon Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Groom Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Waterford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elnora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Burnt Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Coons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Willow Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Mechanicville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Niskayuna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Scotia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alplaus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Princetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- East Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Duane Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duanesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Rynex Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Delanson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Gallupville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Schoharie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Central Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Middleburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Howes Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Broome Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Former name for Broome Center:
- Broome Centre
- Manorkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Breakabeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Greenbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Center Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Fly Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Shaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- New Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Karlsfeld, see our County-by-County Page for Karlsfeld.
Cemeteries Near Karlsfeld ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Karlsfeld.
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 Karlsfeld - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Karlsfeld covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Christian LaGrange Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery
- The Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
- The Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Evanelical Cemetery
- German Evanelical Protestant Cemetery
- Hurstville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214452 <2>
- Albany Hebrew Tailors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Farmers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Workmen's Circle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill Cemetery
- The Eagle Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
- The Eagle Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Second Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1350323 <2>
- Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (511 more) ...
- Jewish People's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ohav Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohav Shalom Cemetery
- The Ohav Shalom Cemetery is located in Albany.
- The Ohav Shalom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Congregation Ohav Shalom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378774 <2>
- New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Karlsfeld in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Karlsfeld.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Karlsfeld, with the one closest to Karlsfeld listed first.
- Slingerlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Delmar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Normansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Normansville is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- New Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Scotland is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- West Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Albany is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Bethlehem Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Center is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Former name for Bethlehem Center:
- Bethlehem Centre
- Glenmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Voorheesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Feura Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loudonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guilderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Karner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Karner is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- New Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Salem is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Wemple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wemple is also located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Karlsfeld. See our List of 1890's Communities around Karlsfeld.
Newspapers Published in Karlsfeld ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Karlsfeld.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Karlsfeld, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Karlsfeld.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Karlsfeld:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Karlsfeld, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Karlsfeld) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |