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 Pumpkin Hook (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 Pumpkin Hook. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Pumpkin Hook is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Pumpkin Hook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pumpkin Hook:
- Washington County (The home county of Pumpkin Hook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Anaquassacook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- White Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Center White Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Coila
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Battenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Center Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Archdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Fly Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Cohoes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Walloomsac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Eagle Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosick Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Hoosick Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buskirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Petersburg Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Potter Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Johnsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boyntonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Pittstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Valley Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Schuylerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Victory Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Village of Victory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Northumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Gates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Grangerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Stillwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jewell Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
- Deans Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Stillwater Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Ketchums Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Cedar Bluffs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Glens Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Glens Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Queensbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Williamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Greylock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Briggsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- North Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Renfrew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Zylonite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Adams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- New Ashford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Drury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drury is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Arnoldville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Monroe Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- Rowe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Shaftsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- North Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- South Shaftsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Paper Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kansas is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandgate
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Pawlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pawlet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Danby Four Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
- Danby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danby is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Mount Tabor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Stratton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Stratton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Podunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Podunk is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- West Wardsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- West Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Dover is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
- Wilmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wardsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wardsboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Wilmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Goose City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Goose City is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City
- Jamaica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jamaica is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pumpkin Hook, see our County-by-County Page for Pumpkin Hook.
Cemeteries Near Pumpkin Hook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pumpkin Hook.
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 Pumpkin Hook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pumpkin Hook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Josiah Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsbury Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aylesworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guber Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- LeBarron-Harrington Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rhoda Blowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Binninger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elias Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (453 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Niles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Pumpkin Hook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pumpkin Hook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pumpkin Hook, with the one closest to Pumpkin Hook listed first.
- White Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Center White Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Shushan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaftsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coila
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Eagle Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walloomsac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- North Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- South Shaftsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Hoosick Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- West Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Arlington
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Center Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Hoosick Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pumpkin Hook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pumpkin Hook.
Newspapers Published in Pumpkin Hook ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pumpkin Hook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pumpkin Hook, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pumpkin Hook.
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 Pumpkin Hook:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Warren County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Bennington County
- Rutland County
- Windham 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 Pumpkin Hook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pumpkin Hook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |