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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 Lake George (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 Lake George. 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.

Name Variations for Lake George ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake George: Lk. George

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Lake George is located in Warren County and is the County Seat.

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 Lake George. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake George:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Lake George)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • Brayton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Warren County
    • Warrensburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Queensbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensbury
      • Queensbury is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queensbury <1>
    • Athol
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
    • West Glens Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glens Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
    • Glens Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolton Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Luzerne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • North Bolton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Riverbank
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
  • Essex County
  • Fulton County
    • Northville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <1>
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Wells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Gilmantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • South Glens Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Hadley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • English Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
    • Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Gansevoort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gurn Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
    • Jewell Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
      • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Wilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Day Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Kings Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
    • Porter Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Batchellerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • Hudson Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
    • Fort Ann
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fort Edward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Comstock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
    • Hartford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
    • East Hartford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
      • East Hartford is located in Washington County
    • Whitehall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <1>
    • Argyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • North Granville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
    • Huletts Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • Rupert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Rupert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Rupert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake George, with the one closest to Lake George listed first.
    • West Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Poultney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <1>
    • West Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawlet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Wells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Fair Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Poultney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poultney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
    • Benson Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Benson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Middletown Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
      • Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lake George ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake George.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lake George. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lake George and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lake George.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Lake George.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lake George:

Cemeteries Near Lake George ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake George.

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

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

  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Gage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gage Cemetery
  • Scotch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotch Cemetery
  • Scotch Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrisena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrisena Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Austin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
  • Warren County Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren County Home Cemetery
  • Pine VIew Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pine VIew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pineview Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine VIew Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
  • Herrick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrick Cemetery
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lake George had a population of 322 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake George had a population of 918 people.

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

  • French Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
    • French Mountain is located in Warren County
  • Brayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Brayton is located in Warren County
  • Cleverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleverdale
    • Cleverdale is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleverdale <1>
  • Warrensburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Queensbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensbury
    • Queensbury is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queensbury <1>
  • Pattens Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pattens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
    • Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
  • West Fort Ann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fort Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Ann
    • West Fort Ann is located in Washington County
  • Athol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glens Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Warren County
  • South Glens Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Bolton Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hadley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
    • Stony Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake George. 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>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake George) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake George. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4260, Longitude: -73.7152       In this case, the coordinates for Lake George have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Lake George, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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