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 Lower 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 Lower 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.
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 and doctors 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.
Lower Corners is located in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Lower Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lower Corners:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Lower Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rotterdam Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- East Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Rynex Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Scotia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alplaus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Schenectady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Fullers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lisha Kill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Altamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Guilderland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colonie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Latham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Knox
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cohoes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Mills Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Perth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Progress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Mayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Gloversville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Benson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Cranesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Fonda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Pleasantdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Lansingburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Schaghticoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Valley Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sycaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Albia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Defreestville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Rensselaer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Charlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- West Charlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Harmony Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Birchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Burnt Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ballston Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Elnora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ballston Spa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Milton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Esperance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Mineral Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Lawyersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Archdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Fly Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Center Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lower Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Lower Corners.
Cemeteries Near Lower Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower 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 Lower Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lower Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Charlton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65639 <2>
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Glenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Glenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Rotterdam Junction.
- The West Glenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Reformed Dutch Churchyard
- Wesst Glenville Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145584 <2>
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weatherwax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Van Eps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vedder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Charlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Schenectady.
- The Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenville Center Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336053 <2>
- Woestina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woestina Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woestina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Rotterdam Junction.
- The Woestina Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woestina Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66765 <2>
- Mabee Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Van Patten Old Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (486 more) ...
- Sweetman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Slyck Cemetery
- The Van Slyck Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Slyck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66601 <2>
- Hubbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Lower Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lower Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lower Corners, with the one closest to Lower Corners listed first.
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Charlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Hoffmans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Rotterdam Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- East Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Burnt Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cranesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Scotia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alplaus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ballston Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lower Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lower Corners.
Newspapers Published in Lower 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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower Corners, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lower Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lower Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schoharie County
- Warren County
- Washington 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- Lower 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 Lower Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |