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 Malden Bridge (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 Malden Bridge. 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 Malden Bridge ...
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 Malden Bridge: Malden Brg. (or less commonly used: Malden Brdg. or Malden Brdge.)
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.
Malden Bridge 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 Malden Bridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Malden Bridge:
- Columbia County (The home county of Malden Bridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malden Bridge, with the one closest to Malden Bridge listed first.
- Riders Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- North Chatham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Chatham Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Niverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Valatie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Kinderhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malden Bridge, with the one closest to Malden Bridge listed first.
- Coeymans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ravena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Selkirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beckers Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Bethlehem Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Glenmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aquetuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- South Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Coeymans Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Delmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malden Bridge, with the one closest to Malden Bridge listed first.
- Coxsackie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gayhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Catskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Jefferson Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Leeds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Cairo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malden Bridge, with the one closest to Malden Bridge listed first.
- Nassau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brainard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Nassau
(5 miles [8 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
- Hoag Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- East Schodack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schodack Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Sliters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- West Stephentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schodack Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Best
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malden Bridge, with the one closest to Malden Bridge listed first.
- Waterford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Mechanicville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Malden Bridge, with the one closest to Malden Bridge listed first.
- Niskayuna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rotterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malden Bridge, with the one closest to Malden Bridge listed first.
- Shaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Stevens Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- West Stockbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Pittsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Rockdale Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Lenox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
- Lanesborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Alford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Housatonic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
- Hampshire County (MA)
- Middlefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Malden Bridge, with the one closest to Malden Bridge listed first.
- Pownal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Pownal Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Malden Bridge, see our County-by-County Page for Malden Bridge.
Cemeteries Near Malden Bridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Malden Bridge.
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 Malden Bridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Malden Bridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Malden Bridge, with the one closest to Malden Bridge listed first.
- Nassau - Schodack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau - Schodack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nassau - Schodack Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Nassau.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65404 <3>
- North Chatham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valatie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy - Beebe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Larkin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shufelt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Malden Bridge had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Malden Bridge, with the one closest to Malden Bridge listed first.
- Riders Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Old Chatham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rayville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- Chatham Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Nassau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Niverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brainard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- East Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chatham
- East Nassau
(5 miles [8 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
- Valatie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Schodack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- West Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Hoag Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- South Schodack
(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 Malden Bridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malden Bridge.
Newspapers Published in Malden Bridge ...
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 303 newspapers that have been published in the area around Malden Bridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Malden Bridge, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Malden Bridge.
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 helpful 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 Malden Bridge:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Greene County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Berkshire County
- Hampshire County
- Bennington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Malden Bridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Malden Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |