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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 Mindenville (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 Mindenville. 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 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.

Mindenville is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Mindenville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mindenville.

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 Mindenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • West St. Johnsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West St. Johnsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West St. Johnsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nellis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Castle Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Castle Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Castle Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jones Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Walrath Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walrath Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walrath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clouse Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Mindenville had a population of 143 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

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

  • East Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creek
    • East Creek is located in Herkimer County
  • Saint Johnsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
    • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <2>
  • Hallsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Crum Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Castle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Castle
    • Indian Castle is located in Herkimer County
  • Newville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newville
    • From Mindenville to Newville
  • Starkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ingham Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingham Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham Mills
    • Ingham Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Oppenheim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppenheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppenheim
    • Oppenheim is located in Fulton County
  • Freysbush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freysbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysbush
    • Freysbush is located in Montgomery County
  • Fort Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
    • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <2>
  • Nelliston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelliston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelliston
    • Nelliston is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelliston <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Mindenville ...

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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mindenville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mindenville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mindenville.

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 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 Mindenville:

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

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>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.
<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 Mindenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Mindenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mindenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9912, Longitude: -74.7177       In this case, the coordinates for Mindenville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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