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 Overlook (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 Overlook. 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 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.
Overlook is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Overlook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overlook:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Overlook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Day Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
- Day Center is located in Saratoga County
- Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Saratoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
- South Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
- Batchellerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
- Porter Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- English Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Kings Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Gurn Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
- Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Northville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- North Broadalbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Broadalbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Union Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Mills Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Broadalbin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
- Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <1>
- Jackson Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Progress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Berkshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Gloversville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Benson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Wells
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blackbridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
- Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
- Gilmantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
- Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
- Speculator
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
- Speculator is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <1>
- Arietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Piseco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Hagaman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <1>
- Wallins Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Harrower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Rockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Cranesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Johnson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
- Fort Johnson is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Johnson <1>
- Tribes Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auriesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Glenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alplaus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- West Glens Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glens Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Athol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glens Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Warrensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queensbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensbury
- Queensbury is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queensbury <1>
- Brayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Bolton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Bakers Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Fort Edward
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
- Fort Edward is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <1>
- Hudson Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury is located in Washington County
- Adamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in Washington County
- Argyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- South Argyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Argyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Fort Ann
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Cossayuna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Comstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- North Easton is located in Washington County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Overlook, see our County-by-County Page for Overlook.
Cemeteries Near Overlook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overlook.
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 Overlook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Conklingville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklingville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Conklingville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklingville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hadley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynwood Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corinth Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Corinth Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Corinth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2423528 <4>
- Corinth Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Corinth Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Corinth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156706 <4>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Leavens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lake Luzerne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Earls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- John Eggleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Eggleston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Eggleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Edinburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edinburg Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edinburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ballou Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballou Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
While we didn't find Overlook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Overlook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Overlook, with the one closest to Overlook listed first.
- Conklingville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conklingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklingville
- Conklingville is located in Saratoga County
- Hadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Day
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Day have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Day
- West Day is located in Saratoga County
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Saratoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Saratoga County
- Batchellerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
- North Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- North Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Porter Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Kings is located in Saratoga County
- Northville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Center
- Greenfield Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield Center <1>
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sacandaga Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacandaga Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacandaga Park
- Sacandaga Park is located in Fulton County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Overlook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Overlook.
Newspapers Published in Overlook ...
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 Overlook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overlook, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Overlook.
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 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 Overlook:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Schenectady County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Overlook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<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 Overlook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Overlook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Overlook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2926, Longitude: -73.9465 In this case, the coordinates for Overlook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |