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 Mount Pleasant (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 Mount Pleasant. 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 Mount Pleasant ...
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 Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Pleasant. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Pleasant.
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 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.
Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Pleasant:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Mount Pleasant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rotterdam
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scotia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Alplaus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Niskayuna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Princetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rotterdam Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Fullers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lisha Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Guilderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Colonie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Westmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Latham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Voorheesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roessleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- North Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Valatie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Perth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Broadalbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Progress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Johnstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gloversville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Cranberry Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Medway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Norton Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Surprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Cranesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Burtonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Harrower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Lansingburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Albia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Defreestville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Hampton Manor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Wyantskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Couse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Greenbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Groom Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Burnt Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Charlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Elnora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Clifton Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Halfmoon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- West Charlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Harmony Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Esperance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gallupville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Livingstonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Greenbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Argusville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Cobleskill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Center Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 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 Mount Pleasant, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Pleasant.
Cemeteries Near Mount Pleasant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Pleasant.
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 Mount Pleasant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Pleasant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fisher Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
- The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rotterdam UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64539 <2>
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adalbert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Rotterdam.
- The St. Adalbert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wojcjecha Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66766 <2>
- Agudat Achim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Workmens Circle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Lower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Free Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Upper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Upper Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Upper Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
- The Beth Israel Upper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ohab Shalom B'Nai Abraham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234894 <2>
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800167 <2>
- Park View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
- The Park View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Parkview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65590 <2>
- Continue List (522 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Czestochwskiej Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64320 <2>
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
- The Old St. Josephs Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66034 <2>
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
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 Mount Pleasant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Pleasant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- South Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Rotterdam
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scotia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fullers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lisha Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Niskayuna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- East Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Kelleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kelleys is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Princetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Gifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Guilderland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Pleasant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Pleasant.
Newspapers Published in Mount Pleasant ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Pleasant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Pleasant, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Pleasant.
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 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 Mount Pleasant:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 '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- Mount Pleasant) 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 Mount Pleasant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |