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 Linlithgo (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 Linlithgo. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Linlithgo is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Litchfield (CT), Berkshire (MA), Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Linlithgo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linlithgo:
- Columbia County (The home county of Linlithgo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- Burden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- North Germantown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenco Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Churchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Greenport Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenz Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- West Taghkanic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Hollowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Taghkanic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elizaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stottville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- Aquetuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Alcove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coeymans Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ravena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coeymans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Westerlo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Dormansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Medusa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Selkirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cooksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Westerlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beckers Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- Tivoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Red Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Cruger Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Jackson Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
- Red Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Mount Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Pine Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinebeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rhinecliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Wurtemburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- Catskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kiskatom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- Cairo Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Palenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coxsackie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haines Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Platte Clove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Platte Clove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- Schodack Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nassau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Brainard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Schodack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Nassau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- Bates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Manorkill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Livingstonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- Malden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Quarryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Saugerties
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glasco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Mount Marion Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
- Ruby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Lake Katrine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sawkill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sawkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawkill
- Sweet Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Meadows is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Meadows
- Zena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zena is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- Taconic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ore Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Lakeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Salisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Wangum Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Amesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Falls Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- Mount Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Egremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- North Egremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Alford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Egremont Plain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- South Egremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Great Barrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
- Housatonic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Rockdale Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Sheffield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- Van Deusenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Van Deusenville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Deusenville
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- West Stockbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linlithgo, see our County-by-County Page for Linlithgo.
Cemeteries Near Linlithgo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linlithgo.
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 Linlithgo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linlithgo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- Livingston Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Church of Nativity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- DuBois Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catskill Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Germantown Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckley's Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cheriot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Jefferson Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Viewmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clermont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Linlithgo had a population of 117 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linlithgo, with the one closest to Linlithgo listed first.
- North Germantown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Burden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Greendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Cheviot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheviot is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheviot
- Blue Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Store is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Store
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Humphreysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Humphreysville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreysville
- West Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manorton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorton
- Glenco Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Malden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Clermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linlithgo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linlithgo.
Newspapers Published in Linlithgo ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linlithgo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linlithgo, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linlithgo.
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 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 Linlithgo:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Rensselaer County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster County
- Litchfield 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> | 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 Linlithgo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Linlithgo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |