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 Mourningkill Estates (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 Mourningkill Estates. 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 Mourningkill Estates ...
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 Mourningkill Estates: Mourningkill Ests.
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.
Mourningkill Estates is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Mourningkill Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mourningkill Estates:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Mourningkill Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Ballston Spa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Factory Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Harmony Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Milton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Burnt Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Birchton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock City Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Round Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Lisha Kill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Fullers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Cohoes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Newtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roessleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westmere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Watervliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Altamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Mills Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Perth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- North Broadalbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Broadalbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Jackson Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Northville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Benson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Cranesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Fonda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Randall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Johnsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sycaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Raymertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Albia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Pittstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Boyntonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Buskirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- East Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Alplaus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schenectady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scotia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Niskayuna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rotterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Esperance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Queensbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Greenwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Center Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- North Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- South Argyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Battenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Coila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Fort Edward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mourningkill Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Mourningkill Estates.
Cemeteries Near Mourningkill Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mourningkill Estates.
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 Mourningkill Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mourningkill Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Hubbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Briggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Milton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Factory Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Charlton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65639 <2>
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Hills Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- East Line Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunning Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Malta Ridge West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mourningkill Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mourningkill Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mourningkill Estates, with the one closest to Mourningkill Estates listed first.
- Ballston Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Ballston Spa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Line is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Line
- Charlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Burnt Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Milton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Birchton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Rock City Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Round Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maltaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Charlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Elnora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mourningkill Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mourningkill Estates.
Newspapers Published in Mourningkill Estates ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mourningkill Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mourningkill Estates, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mourningkill Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mourningkill Estates:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren 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> | 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 Mourningkill Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mourningkill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |