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 Karner (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 Karner. 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.
Karner 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 Karner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Karner:
- Albany County (The home county of Karner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Colonie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lisha Kill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Westmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Roessleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilderland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartmans Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- West Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Latham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Loudonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fullers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- North Chatham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Valatie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rossman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Canaan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Mills Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Perth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Medway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Coxsackie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gayhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Cornwallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Cranesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Amsterdam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Harrower
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Rensselaer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Defreestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Hampton Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Albia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Sycaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- 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)
- Lansingburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Couse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Pleasantdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- East Greenbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Groom Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Clifton Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Burnt Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Coons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Charlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Mechanicville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Niskayuna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Princetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Duane Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duanesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Gallupville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Schoharie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Central Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Livingstonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Howes Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Broome Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Greenbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Center Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Fly Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Center White Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Berkshire County (MA)
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Karner, see our County-by-County Page for Karner.
Cemeteries Near Karner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Karner.
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 Karner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Karner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Memorys Garden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorys Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorys Garden Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colonie.
- The Memorys Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65259 <2>
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebrew Farmers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Albany Hebrew Tailors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Workmen's Circle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ohav Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohav Shalom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, 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>
- Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 is located in Albany.
- The Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 has also been known as:
- Beth El Jacob Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363945 <2>
- Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewish People's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Colonie.
- The Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lisha Kill Cemetery
- Lishakill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800120 <2>
- Continue List (514 more) ...
- Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Colonie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64479 <2>
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Karner had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Karner, with the one closest to Karner listed first.
- Lisha Kill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Shakers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shakers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
- Guilderland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Niskayuna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Guilderland Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loudonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vischer Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vischer Ferry is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vischer Ferry
- Fullers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Voorheesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Slingerlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Normansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 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 Karner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Karner.
Newspapers Published in Karner ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Karner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Karner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Karner.
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 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 Karner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Fulton 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Karner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Karner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |