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 Oak Ridge (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 Oak Ridge. 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 Oak Ridge ...
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 Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Ridge.
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 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.
Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Ridge:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Oak Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Burtonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Auriesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Fonda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fultonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tribes Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Johnson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canajoharie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ames
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Knox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Fullers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- South Berne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Rensselaerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilderland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- New Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Reidsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harpersfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Stamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Perth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Berkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Progress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ephratah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Meco
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Broadalbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Lassellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Cornwallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Fort Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Deck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Dolgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Center Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- South Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Calcutta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Cherry Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Pleasant Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Middle Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Westford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Worcester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Middlefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- West Charlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Galway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Burnt Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Birchton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Harmony Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Mosherville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Groom Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Ballston Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Elnora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Braman Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Delanson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duanesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Mariaville Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Rynex Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Princetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Pattersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Esperance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Schoharie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Argusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Gallupville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Warnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Oak Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Ridge.
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 Oak Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Kimball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sloansville Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Esperance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Eaton Corners Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Corners Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64409 <2>
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bradt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grovernors Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (520 more) ...
- Haight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oak Ridge had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Sloansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Grovenor Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
- Central Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Center
- Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Braman Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Rural Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lykers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Howes Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Currytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Currytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Oak Ridge ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Ridge, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oak Ridge:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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 Oak Ridge, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |