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 Old Central Bridge (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 Old Central Bridge. 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 Old Central Bridge ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Old Central Bridge: Old Central Brg. (or less commonly used: Old Central Brdg. or Old Central Brdge.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Old Central Bridge is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near Old Central Bridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Central Bridge:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Old Central Bridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Central Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Schoharie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Esperance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallupville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Middleburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Cobleskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Vintonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Warnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Argusville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Knox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Altamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Berne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Rensselaerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Fullers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Reidsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- New Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Preston Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westerlo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harpersfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- North Kortright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Hobart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Perth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Ephratah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Berkshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Progress
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Gloversville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Meco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Broadalbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Garoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Mills Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Lassellsville
(27 miles [43.5 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 Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Windham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Surprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Fort Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Auriesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Randall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Fultonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ames
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tribes Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cranesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Johnson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Canajoharie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Calcutta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Center Valley
(18 miles [29 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
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Pleasant Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Cherry Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roseboom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Worcester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middlefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Middle Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Middlefield Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Schenevus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer County
- Rensselaer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- West Charlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Groom Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Burnt Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Galway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Birchton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Whiteside Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Elnora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Hagedorns Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Ballston Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mosherville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Delanson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duanesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Central Bridge, see our County-by-County Page for Old Central Bridge.
Cemeteries Near Old Central Bridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Central Bridge.
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 Old Central Bridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Central Bridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Central Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Stone Fort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sloansville Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grovernors Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bramanville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sagendorf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Casper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (551 more) ...
- Bradt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slingerland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gallupville Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Old Central Bridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Central Bridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Central Bridge, with the one closest to Old Central Bridge listed first.
- Central Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Howes Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Cobleskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cobleskill
- Sloansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grovenor Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
- Shutter Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shutter Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutter Corners
- Barnerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barnerville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnerville
- Gallupville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Esperance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carlisle Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Center
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patria is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Central Bridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Central Bridge.
Newspapers Published in Old Central Bridge ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Central Bridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Central Bridge, 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 Old Central Bridge.
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 Old Central Bridge:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady 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 Old Central Bridge, 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- Old Central Bridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |