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 Lost Valley (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 Lost Valley. 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 Lost Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lost Valley: Lost Vly. (or less commonly used: Lost Vally. or Lost Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lost Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lost Valley.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lost Valley is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Lost Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost Valley:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Lost Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Burtonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Auriesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tribes Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cranesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Fonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Knox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- East Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Meadowdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Guilderland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Lisha Kill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- New Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- South Berne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Voorheesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Sammonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Broadalbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Mills Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Mayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ephratah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Garoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Greene County
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Benson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Arietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Fort Plain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Starkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Dolgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Center Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- South Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Cherry Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Pleasant Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middle Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Westford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Middlefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Lansingburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Rensselaer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- West Charlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Galway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Birchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Harmony Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Burnt Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mosherville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Ballston Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Groom Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Elnora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Braman Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Mariaville Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delanson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duanesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pattersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Duane Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Rotterdam Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Princetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Esperance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Central Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gallupville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schoharie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Lawyersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Mineral Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Middleburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Lost Valley.
Cemeteries Near Lost Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Valley.
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 Lost Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lost Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eaton Corners Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Corners Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64409 <2>
- Chuctanunda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Braman Corners.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Braman Corners Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66544 <2>
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flydendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flydendall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flydendall Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Braman Corners.
- The Flydendall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agre Farm Cemetery
- Frendendall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64556 <2>
- Frydendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Remsen Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (520 more) ...
- Wycoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Esperance 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lost Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lost Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Burtonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Braman Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Scotch Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bush
- Minaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minaville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Charleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Oak Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Auriesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Esperance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sloansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Charleston Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mariaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lost Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost Valley.
Newspapers Published in Lost Valley ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost Valley, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lost Valley.
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 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 Lost Valley:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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> | 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- Lost Valley) 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 Lost Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |