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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 Powers - Briggs Ferry (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 Powers - Briggs Ferry. 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 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.
Powers - Briggs Ferry is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Powers - Briggs Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Powers - Briggs Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- Deans Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Ketchums Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Stillwater Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Victory Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Village of Victory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Village of Victory has also been known as:
- Victory village
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Grangerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Schuylerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saratoga Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Cedar Bluffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Mechanicville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- Cohoes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watervliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Latham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loudonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Menands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Colonie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Roessleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- Mills Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Broadalbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Perth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- Cranesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Raymertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Boyntonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Hoosick Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Pittstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Walloomsac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Pleasantdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Hoosick Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- Alplaus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- East Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Niskayuna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schenectady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- Glens Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Lake Luzerne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Queensbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- North Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Crandall Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Fly Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Center Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Coila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Battenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- North Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- East Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Berkshire County (MA)
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- North Bennington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Paper Mill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Shaftsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Shaftsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Bennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sandgate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Bennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kansas is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Powers - Briggs Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Powers - Briggs Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powers - Briggs Ferry.
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 Powers - Briggs Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powers - Briggs Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- Fraser Burial Site
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quaker Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brownell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Victory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Finch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dunham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yellow Meeting House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Powers - Briggs Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Powers - Briggs Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Powers - Briggs Ferry, with the one closest to Powers - Briggs Ferry listed first.
- Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- North Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Bemis Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bemis Heights is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Heights
- Crandall Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Coveville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coveville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveville
- Quaker Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Springs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Springs
- Stillwater Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- South Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Deans Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Ketchums Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fly Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Victory Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wayville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayville
- Grangerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Powers - Briggs Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powers - Briggs Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Powers - Briggs Ferry ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powers - Briggs Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powers - Briggs Ferry, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Powers - Briggs Ferry.
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 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 Powers - Briggs Ferry:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Bennington 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> | 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 Powers - Briggs Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Powers - Briggs Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |