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 Pine Grove (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 Pine Grove. 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 Pine Grove ...
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 Pine Grove: Pine Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Grove.
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 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.
Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Grove:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Pine Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Rotterdam
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scotia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schenectady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Duane Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Niskayuna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stoodley Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Alplaus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Duanesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- East Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Fullers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Altamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guilderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Lisha Kill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Meadowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Westmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Colonie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Voorheesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- Knox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- North Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Valatie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Perth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Broadalbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- North Broadalbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Berkshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Johnstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gloversville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Meco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Medway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cornwallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coxsackie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gayhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Cranesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Rensselaer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Lansingburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Defreestville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Hampton Manor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Albia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Sycaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Wyantskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Couse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Greenbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Groom Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Charlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Burnt Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Elnora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- West Charlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Clifton Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Halfmoon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Ballston Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Esperance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gallupville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Central Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Livingstonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Greenbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Pine Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pine Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Grove.
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 Pine Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Schenectady Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
- The St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Cyril Cemetery
- South Schenectady Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65950 <3>
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fisher Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
- The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rotterdam UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64539 <3>
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adalbert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Rotterdam.
- The St. Adalbert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wojcjecha Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66766 <3>
- Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Princetown Reform Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Duanesburg.
- The Princetown Reform Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Princetown Church Cemetery
- Princetown Evangelical Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Princetown Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183679 <3>
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lainhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Altamont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64494 <3>
- Guilderland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800167 <3>
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- Agudat Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Israel Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Pine Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Rotterdam
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Fullers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Gifford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gifford is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Altamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guilderland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schenectady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kelleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kelleys is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys
- Princetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Guilderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Meadowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Lisha Kill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Karner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Grove.
Newspapers Published in Pine Grove ...
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 329 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Grove, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Grove.
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 either 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 Pine Grove:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Greene 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pine Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Pine Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |