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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 North Granville (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 North Granville. 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 North Granville ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Granville: N. Granville

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.

North Granville is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of North Granville)
  • Essex County
  • Saratoga County
  • Warren County
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Granville, with the one closest to North Granville listed first.
    • Orwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Orwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Leicester Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Richville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Whiting
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Whiting
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Shoreham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Shoreham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Granville, with the one closest to North Granville listed first.
    • Rupert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Rupert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Rupert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dorset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Sandgate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
      • Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Manchester Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnumville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester Depot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
    • Manchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
    • Peru
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Granville, with the one closest to North Granville listed first.
    • Wells
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Wells
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Poultney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Poultney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poultney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
    • Fair Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pawlet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Middletown Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
      • Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Middletown Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • West Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • West Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tinmouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
      • Tinmouth is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Windsor County (VT)
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people

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

Cemeteries Near North Granville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Granville.

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

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

  • North Granville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mettawee Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Comstock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comstock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Angels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenmont Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenmount Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (361 more) ...
    • Congregational Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Blossom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blossom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blossom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hooker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Granville had a population of 599 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in North Granville ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Granville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Granville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Granville.

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 helpful 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 North Granville:

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ny.us

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 North Granville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- North Granville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Granville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4503, Longitude: -73.3505    









 

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