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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 Preston - Potter Hollow (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 Preston - Potter Hollow. 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 Preston - Potter Hollow ...
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 Preston - Potter Hollow: Preston Potter Holw. (or less commonly used: Preston Potter Hlw. or Preston Potter Hllw.)
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Preston - Potter Hollow is located in Albany 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 Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Preston - Potter Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Preston - Potter Hollow:
- Albany County (The home county of Preston - Potter Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Potter Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cooksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Medusa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rensselaerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Westerlo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- South Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Westerlo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dormansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Reidsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Alcove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Rossman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Kinderhook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stottville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Valatie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Greenport Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Niverville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hobart
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fleischmanns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halcottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- South Kortright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Kingston is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
- Bovina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Simpsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Dutchess County
- Tivoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cornwallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Brooksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Windham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jewett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Surprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jewett Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gayhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Burtonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Calcutta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Worcester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Schodack Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Greenbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Rensselaer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Couse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Delanson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duanesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Princetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Braman Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Mariaville Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schenectady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Niskayuna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Bates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Livingstonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Manorkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Broome Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Franklinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- West Conesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Breakabeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- North Blenheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallupville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Schoharie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vintonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Greenbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Bushnellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
- Shandaken
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Phoenicia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Quarryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Highmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shady is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Big Indian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Bearsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Malden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Preston - Potter Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Preston - Potter Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Preston - Potter Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Preston - Potter Hollow.
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 Preston - Potter Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Preston - Potter Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Preston Hollow.
- The Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Potter Hollow Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273277 <3>
- Brookside Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookside Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Preston Hollow.
- The Brookside Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brookside Cemetery
- Preston Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64047 <3>
- West Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bates Hollow Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hayes Baldwin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scott Patent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Livingston Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Cornwallville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medusa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medusa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Medusa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Medusa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65252 <3>
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Lake Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Rensselaerville.
- The Crystal Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64312 <3>
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 Preston - Potter Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Preston - Potter Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Preston - Potter Hollow, with the one closest to Preston - Potter Hollow listed first.
- Potter Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Cooksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Preston Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Medusa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Livingstonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Manorkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Cornwallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Broome Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- East Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Windham is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windham
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Rensselaerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Preston - Potter Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Preston - Potter Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Preston - Potter Hollow ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Preston - Potter Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Preston - Potter Hollow, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Preston - Potter Hollow.
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 helpful 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 Preston - Potter Hollow:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Preston - Potter Hollow) 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 Preston - Potter Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |