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 Paradise Beach (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 Paradise Beach. 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 Paradise Beach ...
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 Paradise Beach: Paradise Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Paradise Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paradise Beach.
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 and doctors 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.
Paradise Beach is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Paradise Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paradise Beach:
- Warren County (The home county of Paradise Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Queensbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake George
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Lake Luzerne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warrensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Athol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bolton Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Bolton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Northville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- North Broadalbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Union Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Cranberry Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- Buskirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- South Glens Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gansevoort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
- Gurn Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allentown is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Kings Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- South Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Northumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Hudson Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Fort Edward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Fort Ann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
- East Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Comstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Belcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belcher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Rupert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Rupert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
- Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Sandgate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Pawlet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Wells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Wells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pawlet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Poultney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Fair Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Fair Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Poultney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- Middletown Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Middletown Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paradise Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Paradise Beach.
Cemeteries Near Paradise Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paradise Beach.
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 Paradise Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paradise Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Pine VIew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine VIew Cemetery
- The Pine VIew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pineview Cemetery
- Glens Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Big Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Paradise Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paradise Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- French Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- French Mountain is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
- Glens Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Queensbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Glens Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
- Pattens Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
- Lake George
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Fort Ann
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Fort Ann is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Ann
- Fort Edward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Brayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fortsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cleverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paradise Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paradise Beach.
Newspapers Published in Paradise Beach ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paradise Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paradise Beach, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paradise Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Paradise Beach:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Washington County
- Bennington County
- Rutland 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> | 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- Paradise Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Paradise Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |