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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 New Baltimore (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 New Baltimore. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

New Baltimore is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of New Baltimore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
    • Coxsackie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Medway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Medway is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Surprise
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gayhead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gayhead is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
    • Athens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Greenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cairo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leeds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Cairo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
    • Woodstock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodstock is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Norton Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
    • Jefferson Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
    • Coeymans
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ravena
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Aquetuck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
    • Selkirk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Coeymans Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Bethlehem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
    • Beckers Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
    • Alcove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bethlehem Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
    • Feura Bush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dormansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
    • Kinderhook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Niverville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Valatie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Chatham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • North Chatham is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
    • Rossman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rossman is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
    • Chatham Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
    • Riders Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
    • Rock City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rock City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Stottville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chatham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ghent
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorenz Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
    • Tivoli
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Upper Red Hook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Cruger Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Jackson Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
    • Mount Ross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
  • Rensselaer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
    • Schodack Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Castleton-on-Hudson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Schodack Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
    • East Greenbush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nassau
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
    • East Schodack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Couse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
    • Hampton Manor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
    • Luther
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Rensselaer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Best
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Best is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
    • Brainard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
    • Halfmoon Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
    • Waterford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Groom Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
    • Halfmoon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Clifton Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Elnora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Elnora is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
    • Niskayuna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rotterdam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Schenectady
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Duane Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
    • Princetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
    • Scotia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <1>
    • Duanesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
    • Alplaus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Aqueduct
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
    • Delanson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East Glenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
    • Rynex Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
    • Bates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Livingstonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • Franklinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Gallupville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Manorkill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Broome Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • Middleburgh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Schoharie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
    • Quarryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Malden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Malden is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden has also been known as:
      • Malden-on-Hudson
    • Saugerties
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Glasco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mount Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Marion Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
    • Daisy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Daisy is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • High Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • High Woods is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baltimore, with the one closest to New Baltimore listed first.
    • Richmond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
    • West Stockbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
    • Shaker Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Stevens Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
    • Rockdale Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
    • Hancock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Alford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • North Egremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
    • Glendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Glendale is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Housatonic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Housatonic is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housatonic
    • Egremont Plain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
    • Egremont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people

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

Cemeteries Near New Baltimore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Baltimore.

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 New Baltimore - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Requea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Van Zandt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64729 <2>
  • Chestnut Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
    • The St. Patrick's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66143 <2>
  • Lish Homestead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Firwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stanton Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Waldron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mull Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (456 more) ...
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Coeymans Hollow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Travis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 New Baltimore had a population of 734 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Coeymans
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Schodack Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Aquetuck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
  • Stuyvesant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Muitzes Kill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Muitzes Kill is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muitzes Kill
  • Sunnyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Kinderhook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Selkirk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coeymans Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Medway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Medway is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
  • West Coxsackie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coxsackie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Stuyvesant Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Valatie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Niverville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Baltimore ...

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 306 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Baltimore.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Baltimore. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Baltimore and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Baltimore.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of New Baltimore.

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 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 New Baltimore:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Baltimore) 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 New Baltimore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.