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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 Nassau (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 Nassau. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Nassau is located in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County: Berkshire (MA), Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington & Bennington (VT).

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

  • Rensselaer County     (The home county of Nassau)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nassau, with the one closest to Nassau listed first.
    • East Schodack
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Schodack Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brainard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Nassau
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Nassau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
      • East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Hoag Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Luther
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sliters
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sliters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
      • Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sliters
      • From Nassau to Sliters
    • East Greenbush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Best
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Castleton-on-Hudson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Averill Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill Park
      • Averill Park is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Averill Park <1>
    • Couse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Schodack Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Albany County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nassau, with the one closest to Nassau listed first.
    • Riders Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Niverville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niverville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Chatham Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rock City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Columbia County
    • New Britain ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Britain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
      • New Britain is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Britain
      • From Nassau to New Britain
    • Valatie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Concord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
      • New Concord is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Concord
      • From Nassau to New Concord
    • Kinderhook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Canaan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Moorhouse Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Canaan Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ghent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
      • Ghent is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <1>
  • Greene County
  • Saratoga County
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nassau, with the one closest to Nassau listed first.
    • Niskayuna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aqueduct
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rotterdam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Schenectady
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alplaus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Glenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Princetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Duane Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
  • Washington County
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nassau, with the one closest to Nassau listed first.
    • Hancock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hancock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hancock
      • From Nassau to Hancock
    • Shaker Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stevens Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Stockbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lanesborough
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
      • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
    • New Ashford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
      • New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Lenox
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockdale Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coltsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coltsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
      • Coltsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coltsville
      • From Nassau to Coltsville
    • Berkshire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Alford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nassau, with the one closest to Nassau listed first.
    • Pownal Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pownal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
      • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people

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

Cemeteries Near Nassau ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nassau.

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

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

  • Nassau - Schodack Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • North Chatham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Chatham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Chatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clarks Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valatie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valatie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valatie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Larkin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Maples Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Maples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Maples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nicoll - Sill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (437 more) ...
    • Mull Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mull Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mull Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the west of Coeymans Hollow.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65391 <5>
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Requea Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Requea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Requea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nassau had a population of 356 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Nassau had a population of 1,093 people.

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

  • Malden Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Bridge
    • Malden Bridge is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden Bridge <1>
  • East Schodack
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riders Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Schodack Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Schodack
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Schodack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schodack
    • South Schodack is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Schodack <1>
  • Niverville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niverville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Old Chatham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chatham
    • Old Chatham is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Chatham <1>
  • Rayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
    • Rayville is located in Columbia County
  • Brainard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • East Nassau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Nassau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
    • East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Hoag Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Nassau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Nassau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
    • North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Muitzes Kill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muitzes Kill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muitzes Kill
      • Muitzes Kill is located in Rensselaer County
    • Chatham Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Luther
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Nassau ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nassau.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nassau, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nassau.

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 either 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 Nassau:

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

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

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

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 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nassau) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nassau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5161, Longitude: -73.6099       In this case, the coordinates for Nassau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Nassau, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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