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 Kelleys (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 Kelleys. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Kelleys is located in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Kelleys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kelleys:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Kelleys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Princetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Duane Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duanesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Rotterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delanson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Braman Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Guilderland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- New Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Voorheesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Colonie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia County
- North Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Perth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Broadalbin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Union Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Johnstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- North Broadalbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Gloversville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Mayfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Jackson Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Medway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cornwallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gayhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Herkimer County
- Fort Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Burtonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Cranesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Hagaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Auriesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Johnson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Rensselaer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Hampton Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Albia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Sycaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Couse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Wyantskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Greenbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Groom Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Charlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- West Charlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Burnt Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Elnora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Halfmoon Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Ballston Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Clifton Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Birchton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Galway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Esperance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gallupville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howes Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Franklinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Greenbush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Livingstonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Argusville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Cobleskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kelleys, see our County-by-County Page for Kelleys.
Cemeteries Near Kelleys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kelleys.
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 Kelleys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kelleys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bradshaw Family Cemetery
- The Bradshaw Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Family Cemetery
- The Bradshaw Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradshaw Family Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548951 <3>
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wasson Family Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Princetown Reform Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Duanesburg.
- The Princetown Reform Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Princetown Church Cemetery
- Princetown Evangelical Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Princetown Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183679 <3>
- Duanesburg Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Duanesburg Village Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Duanesburg.
- The Duanesburg Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duanesburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223706 <3>
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Schenectady Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
- The St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Cyril Cemetery
- South Schenectady Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65950 <3>
- Ostrander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (544 more) ...
- Wagner Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westfall Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Kelleys had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kelleys, with the one closest to Kelleys listed first.
- Princetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Gifford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Rynex Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Duanesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Rotterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Schenectady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Mariaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Schenectady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rotterdam Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Guilderland Center
(7 miles [11.3 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 Kelleys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kelleys.
Newspapers Published in Kelleys ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kelleys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kelleys, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kelleys.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Kelleys:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schoharie County
- Washington 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Kelleys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Kelleys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |