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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 Place Corners (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 Place Corners. 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 Place Corners ...

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 Place Corners: Place Cors.

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.

Place Corners is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.

Below are the counties that are near Place Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Place Corners:

  • Greene County     (The home county of Place Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.
    • Surprise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gayhead
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gayhead is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
    • Greenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodstock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodstock is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Norton Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
    • Cairo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Medway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Medway is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • South Cairo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • South Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
    • Cairo Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • Round Top
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Leeds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornwallville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.
    • South Westerlo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • Alcove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coeymans Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Medusa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dormansville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
    • Westerlo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Aquetuck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
    • Ravena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooksburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Coeymans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Preston Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Potter Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.
    • Rossman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Rossman is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
    • Hudson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorenz Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
    • Kinderhook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Greenport Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
    • Stottville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Germantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Valatie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Germantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Burden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Niverville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hollowville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.
    • Grand Gorge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.
    • Tivoli
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cruger Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Upper Red Hook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Red Hook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jackson Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson Corners is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Corners
    • Rock City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Mount Ross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Ross is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ross
    • Milan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Rhinebeck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Rhinecliff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Rensselaer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.
    • Schodack Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Castleton-on-Hudson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Schodack Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
    • East Greenbush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Couse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
    • East Schodack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
    • Nassau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
    • Rensselaer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Luther
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Best
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Best is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
    • Defreestville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.
    • Delanson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Duane Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
    • Duanesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
    • Princetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
    • Rotterdam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Niskayuna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Schenectady
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.
    • Bates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Livingstonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • Manorkill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Franklinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Broome Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • West Conesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Breakabeen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Gallupville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleburgh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • North Blenheim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Schoharie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.
    • Quarryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Quarryville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Malden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Malden is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden has also been known as:
      • Malden-on-Hudson
    • Saugerties
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Daisy is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Glasco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • High Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • High Woods is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
    • Mount Marion Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mount Marion Park is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Marion Park
    • Mount Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Shady
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Woodstock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Willow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bearsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.
    • Alford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • North Egremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • North Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Place Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Place Corners.

Cemeteries Near Place Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Place Corners.

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 Place Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Place Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.

  • Waldron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blaisdell Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenville Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • King Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Freehold Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gayhead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Waldron - Brandon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • King Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (440 more) ...
    • Webber Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Hollow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Grapeville 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.<2>

While we didn't find Place Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Place Corners.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Place Corners, with the one closest to Place Corners listed first.

  • Greenville Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greenville Center is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Center
  • Gayhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gayhead is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
  • Result
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Result is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Result
  • Surprise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Freehold
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cairo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grapeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grapeville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
  • Norton Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
  • Acra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Westerlo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
  • Medway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Medway is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • East Durham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Durham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Durham is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
    • South Cairo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • South Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Place Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Place Corners.

Newspapers Published in Place Corners ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Place Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Place Corners, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Place Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Place Corners:

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>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 Place Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Place Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.