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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 Greenwich (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 Greenwich. 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 Greenwich ...

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 Greenwich: N. Greenwich

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

North Greenwich 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 Greenwich. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Greenwich:

  • Washington County     (The home county of North Greenwich)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Greenwich, with the one closest to North Greenwich listed first.
    • Cohoes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Green Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
      • Green Island is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <2>
  • Rensselaer County
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Greenwich, with the one closest to North Greenwich listed first.
    • Northumberland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Schuylerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylerville
      • Schuylerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylerville <2>
    • Jewell Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Grangerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Victory Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Village of Victory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
      • Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
      • Village of Victory has also been known as:
      • Victory village
    • Gates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Saratoga County
    • Gansevoort
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • English Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
    • Gurn Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • South Glens Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Deans Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Schenectady County
  • Warren County
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Greenwich, with the one closest to North Greenwich listed first.
    • West Rupert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandgate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Rupert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
    • Rupert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Arlington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • Shaftsbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
      • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • Shaftsbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kansas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Bennington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Manchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Greenwich, with the one closest to North Greenwich listed first.
    • Pawlet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Wells
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Danby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
      • Danby is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Poultney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Middletown Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Poultney
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Tinmouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • South Wallingford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Greenwich, with the one closest to North Greenwich listed first.
    • Stratton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Stratton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Somerset
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people

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

Cemeteries Near North Greenwich ...

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

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

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

  • South Argyle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Argyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Argyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwich Protestant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Scots Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Broad Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Broad Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Broad Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cossayuna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bacon Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bacon Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bacon Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Finch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (381 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Notre Dame Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Notre Dame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cemetery of Visitation
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery of Visitation
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery of Visitation 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 Greenwich had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • South Argyle
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cossayuna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middle Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Falls
    • Middle Falls is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Falls <2>
  • Battenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Greenwich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fort Miller
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Miller
    • Fort Miller is located in Washington County
  • Northumberland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Argyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <2>
  • Bacon Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
    • Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
  • Schuylerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylerville
    • Schuylerville is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylerville <2>
  • Grangerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Victory Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Hebron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hebron
      • West Hebron is located in Washington County
    • North Argyle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Argyle
      • North Argyle is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in North Greenwich ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Greenwich.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Greenwich, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Greenwich.

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 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 North Greenwich:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Greenwich. 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 Greenwich, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Greenwich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Greenwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1587, Longitude: -73.4855    









 

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