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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 Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction (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 Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction. 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 Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction ...
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 Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction: Pattersonville Rotterdam Jct. (or less commonly used: Pattersonville Rotterdam Jctn.)
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 hospitals and 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.
Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction is located in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- Rotterdam Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pattersonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Scotia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Princetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- East Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Rotterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alplaus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- Fullers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Hartmans Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Knox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Guilderland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colonie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Voorheesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Berne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Latham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roessleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- Perth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Broadalbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Progress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Meco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Sammonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- Benson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Herkimer County
- Fort Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- Cranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Hagaman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Tribes Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Randall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- Lansingburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Rensselaer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Schaghticoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Albia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Defreestville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Hampton Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Wyantskill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Couse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- West Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Burnt Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Galway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birchton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Groom Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Ballston Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Elnora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mosherville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Whiteside Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Ballston Spa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- Esperance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Argusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Cobleskill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Lawyersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Franklinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Warnerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction.
Cemeteries Near Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction.
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 Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- Vedder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woestina Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woestina Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woestina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Rotterdam Junction.
- The Woestina Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woestina Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66765 <2>
- Mabee Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Van Eps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Van Patten Old Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherwax Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Slyck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Slyck Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Slyck Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Slyck Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Scotia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66601 <2>
- West Glenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glenville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Glenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Rotterdam Junction.
- The West Glenville Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Reformed Dutch Churchyard
- Wesst Glenville Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145584 <2>
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Van Vechten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scotch Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patterson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (521 more) ...
- Dennison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wasson Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bradshaw Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bradshaw Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Schenectady.
- The Bradshaw Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradshaw Family Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548951 <2>
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 Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, with the one closest to Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction listed first.
- Rotterdam Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hoffmans
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Pattersonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Cranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mariaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- West Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Kelleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kelleys is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys
- Princetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Scotch Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bush
- Rotterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Schenectady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction.
Newspapers Published in Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction.
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 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 Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schoharie County
- Washington 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction) 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 Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |