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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 Lindsley Corners (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 Lindsley Corners. 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 Lindsley Corners ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lindsley Corners: Lindsley Cors.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lindsley Corners is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.

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

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Lindsley Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsley Corners, with the one closest to Lindsley Corners listed first.
    • Jackson Summit
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
    • Cranberry Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
    • Mayfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Berkshire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Gloversville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Meco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Meco is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
    • Progress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Northville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rockwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Johnstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Broadalbin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Broadalbin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
    • Garoga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsley Corners, with the one closest to Lindsley Corners listed first.
    • Benson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Arietta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gilmantown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Piseco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Speculator
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Morehouseville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsley Corners, with the one closest to Lindsley Corners listed first.
    • Dolgeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Fort Plain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Salisbury Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Salisbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Newville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Newville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Starkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
    • Little Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Gray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Jacksonburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
    • Norway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Deck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Deck is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
    • Paines Hollow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
    • Middleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsley Corners, with the one closest to Lindsley Corners listed first.
    • Fonda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Fonda is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <1>
    • Fultonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tribes Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fort Johnson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Auriesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hagaman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrower
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
    • Wallins Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
    • Randall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Randall is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Amsterdam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • Saint Johnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelliston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsley Corners, with the one closest to Lindsley Corners listed first.
    • Edinburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Batchellerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • Hagedorns Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
    • Whiteside Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
    • Mosherville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Day Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Galway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Charlton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
    • Allentown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Birchton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Birchton is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
    • Porter Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rock City Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Harmony Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsley Corners, with the one closest to Lindsley Corners listed first.
    • Glenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pattersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Braman Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
    • Mariaville Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
    • Mariaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rotterdam Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rynex Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
    • Delanson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Duanesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
    • Stoodley Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsley Corners, with the one closest to Lindsley Corners listed first.
    • Argusville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Argusville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
    • Esperance
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sharon Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lindsley Corners, with the one closest to Lindsley Corners listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Lake Luzerne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Stony Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lindsley Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lindsley Corners.

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 Lindsley Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lindsley Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bleeker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bleecker Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Berry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Christie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riceville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Israel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (288 more) ...
    • Munsonville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Dale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Dale Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fern Dale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Gloversville.
      • The Fern Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fern Dale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64526 <2>
    • Gifford Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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>

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

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

  • Bleecker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bleecker is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
  • Kingsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kingsboro is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsboro
  • Mayfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranberry Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
  • Benson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Benson is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Gloversville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Munsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Munsonville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
  • Sacandaga Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sacandaga Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacandaga Park
  • Arietta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
  • Rockwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Northville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Garoga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Garoga is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Johnstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Broadalbin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Broadalbin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin

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

Newspapers Published in Lindsley Corners ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindsley Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lindsley Corners, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lindsley Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lindsley Corners:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lindsley Corners) 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 Lindsley Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.