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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 Knowelhurst (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 Knowelhurst. 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 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.

Knowelhurst is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Knowelhurst)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowelhurst, with the one closest to Knowelhurst listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
    • Stony Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Athol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bakers Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Warrensburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Johnsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Luzerne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wevertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lake George
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Holcombville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holcombville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
    • Riparius
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bolton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowelhurst, with the one closest to Knowelhurst listed first.
    • Minerva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Loch Muller
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
    • Schroon Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowelhurst, with the one closest to Knowelhurst listed first.
    • Northville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cranberry Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
    • North Broadalbin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Broadalbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
    • Union Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Jackson Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
    • Mills Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
      • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Mayfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Broadalbin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
      • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <1>
    • Perth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
      • Perth is located in Fulton County
    • Progress
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowelhurst, with the one closest to Knowelhurst listed first.
    • Wells
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Gilmantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Benson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
    • Speculator
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <1>
    • Sabael
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Piseco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Indian Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowelhurst, with the one closest to Knowelhurst listed first.
    • Day Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Hadley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Batchellerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
    • Edinburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
    • Corinth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
    • South Corinth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
    • Porter Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • English Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
    • South Glens Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • Wilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
    • Gurn Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knowelhurst, with the one closest to Knowelhurst listed first.
    • Hudson Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
    • Fort Edward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
      • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <1>
    • Fort Ann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
    • Comstock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Huletts Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Argyle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Knowelhurst ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knowelhurst.

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

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

  • Scofield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scofield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Dusen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Dusen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Dusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lens Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lens Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lens Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pendell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Methodist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Combs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Combs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of Warrensburg.
    • The Combs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cat's Corner Cemetery
    • Hoag Cemetery
    • Sitting Bull Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188829 <5>
  • Lynwood Baptist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Conklingville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklingville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conklingville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklingville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Edinburg Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edinburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edinburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lake Luzerne Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Cecilia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Stony Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Thurman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
    • Thurman is located in Warren County
  • Conklingville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conklingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklingville
    • Conklingville is located in Saratoga County
  • Athol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oregon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
  • Griffin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
  • Bakers Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • West Day
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Day have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Day
    • West Day is located in Saratoga County
  • Hadley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrensburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • The Glen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Glen
    • The Glen is located in Warren County
  • Johnsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wells
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Lake George
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Knowelhurst. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knowelhurst.

Newspapers Published in Knowelhurst ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knowelhurst.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knowelhurst, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knowelhurst.

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 websites either 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 Knowelhurst:

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Knowelhurst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knowelhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4440, Longitude: -74.0201       In this case, the coordinates for Knowelhurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Knowelhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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