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 Mariaville Lake (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 Mariaville Lake. 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 Mariaville Lake ...
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 Mariaville Lake: Mariaville Lk.
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 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 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.
Mariaville Lake 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 Mariaville Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mariaville Lake:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Mariaville Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- Mariaville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Duanesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Princetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Braman Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duane Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Delanson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Lisha Kill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- East Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Voorheesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- Perth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Johnstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Union Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Berkshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- North Broadalbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Gloversville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton County
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Herkimer County
- Fort Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- Cranesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Hagaman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- Center Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Calcutta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- South Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- Lansingburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Rensselaer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Defreestville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Hampton Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Albia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Couse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Wyantskill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- West Charlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Burnt Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Groom Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Galway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Birchton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Elnora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Whiteside Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Ballston Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Country Knolls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- Esperance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Argusville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Cobleskill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Lawyersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Franklinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Washington County
- Crandall Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mariaville Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Mariaville Lake.
Cemeteries Near Mariaville Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mariaville Lake.
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 Mariaville Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mariaville Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- Mariahville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dennison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wiggins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wiggins Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Duanesburg.
- The Wiggins Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiggins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315220 <3>
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wasson Family Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bradshaw Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bradshaw Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the west of Schenectady.
- The Bradshaw Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradshaw Family Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548951 <3>
- Patterson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Batter Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sweet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vechten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (544 more) ...
- Scotch Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flydendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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<2> 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 <3>
- Frydendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Mariaville Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mariaville Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mariaville Lake, with the one closest to Mariaville Lake listed first.
- Mariaville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Braman Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duanesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Kelleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kelleys is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys
- Princetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Scotch Bush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bush
- Rotterdam Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffmans is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Burtonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Quaker Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Cranesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Minaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minaville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mariaville Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mariaville Lake.
Newspapers Published in Mariaville Lake ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mariaville Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mariaville Lake, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mariaville Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mariaville Lake:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schoharie 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mariaville Lake) 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 Mariaville Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |