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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 Medusa (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 Medusa. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Medusa is located in Albany County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.

Below are the counties that are near Medusa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Medusa:

  • Albany County     (The home county of Medusa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
    • Preston Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Hollow
      • Preston Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston Hollow <2>
    • Potter Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • South Westerlo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
    • Rensselaerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Westerlo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Berne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Berne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
    • Dormansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
    • Alcove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Coeymans Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Berne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.
    • Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorenz Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenz Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
    • Kinderhook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stottville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stottville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottville
      • Stottville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stottville <2>
    • Niverville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niverville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niverville
      • Niverville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niverville <2>
    • Valatie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Greenport Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenport Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
    • Burden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
    • Germantown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatham Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
      • Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
    • Mellenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <2>
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.
    • Grand Gorge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <2>
    • Denver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Hobart is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <2>
    • Fleischmanns
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
      • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <2>
    • Halcottsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harpersfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • South Kortright
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.
    • Tivoli
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
      • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <2>
    • Cruger Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Norton Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
      • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
    • Cornwallville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Surprise
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Woodstock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Greene County
    • Gayhead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
      • Gayhead is located in Greene County
    • Brooksburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
    • Windham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <2>
    • Cairo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
    • Medway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Medway is located in Greene County
    • Round Top
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rensselaer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.
    • Schodack Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Castleton-on-Hudson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
      • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <2>
    • Schodack Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
      • Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
    • East Greenbush
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenbush
      • East Greenbush is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenbush <2>
    • Hampton Manor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
      • Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
    • Rensselaer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <2>
    • Couse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
      • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
    • East Schodack
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Luther
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
    • Nassau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
      • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <2>
    • Best
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
      • Best is located in Rensselaer County
    • Albia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
      • Albia is located in Rensselaer County
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.
    • Delanson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Duane Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
    • Duanesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
    • Princetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
    • Rotterdam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotterdam
      • Rotterdam is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotterdam <2>
    • Mariaville Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
      • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
    • Rynex Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
      • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
    • Schenectady
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Niskayuna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <2>
    • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.
    • Livingstonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
    • Franklinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
    • Manorkill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Broome Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Middleburgh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gallupville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Schoharie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
      • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <2>
    • Central Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
    • Mineral Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
    • South Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Esperance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esperance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
      • Esperance is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esperance <2>
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.
    • Quarryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
    • Bushnellsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
    • Shady
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
    • Willow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Malden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Ulster County
      • Malden has also been known as:
      • Malden-on-Hudson
    • Shandaken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Daisy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Ulster County
    • Phoenicia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Saugerties
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bearsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsville
      • Bearsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearsville <2>
    • Highmount
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Hill <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Medusa, see our County-by-County Page for Medusa.

Newspapers Published in Medusa ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Medusa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Medusa, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Medusa.

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 Medusa:

Cemeteries Near Medusa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Medusa.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Medusa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.

  • Medusa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Medusa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Medusa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medusa Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65252 <4>
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Boardman & St. John Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hayes Baldwin Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Durham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
  • Stone Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Bridge Cemetery
  • Brookside Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookside Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Preston Hollow.
    • The Brookside Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brookside Cemetery
    • Preston Hollow Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64047 <4>
  • East Durham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Durham Cemetery
  • O'Hara Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Hara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Hara Cemetery
  • Continue List   (499 more) ...
    • Locust Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Cemetery
    • Fleming Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fleming Ridge Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleming Ridge Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rensselaerville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2762568 <4>
    • Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Preston Hollow.
      • The Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Potter Hollow Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273277 <4>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Medusa had a population of 306 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.

  • Oak Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
  • Durham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Greene County
  • Norton Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
    • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
  • Preston Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Hollow
    • Preston Hollow is located in Albany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston Hollow <2>
  • Cornwallville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Durham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Durham
    • East Durham is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Durham <2>
  • Potter Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Westerlo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
  • Rensselaerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Freehold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freehold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
    • Freehold is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freehold <2>
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Westerlo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windham
      • East Windham is located in Greene County
    • South Durham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
      • South Durham is located in Greene County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Medusa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Medusa.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Medusa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Medusa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Medusa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4364, Longitude: -74.1305    
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Medusa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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