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 Putnam Station (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 Putnam Station. 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 Putnam Station ...
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 Putnam Station: Putnam Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Putnam Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Putnam Station.
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.
Putnam Station 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 Putnam Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Putnam Station:
- Washington County (The home county of Putnam Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Station, with the one closest to Putnam Station listed first.
- Dresden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dresden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Chubbs Dock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Huletts Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Comstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Granville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Truthville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Truthville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- Middle Granville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Ann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Granville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Kingsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Station, with the one closest to Putnam Station listed first.
- Ticonderoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ironville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Severance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schroon Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moriah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Port Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Witherbee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Witherbee is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
- Blue Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Loch Muller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Loch Muller is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
- Minerva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Station, with the one closest to Putnam Station listed first.
- Hague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sabbath Day Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- North Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Bolton Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Riverbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Adirondack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brant Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chestertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pottersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Warrensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Station, with the one closest to Putnam Station listed first.
- Orwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Orwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Shoreham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Richville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Shoreham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Shoreham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whiting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Whiting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Leicester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Leicester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Cornwall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Cornwall is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Bridport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Station, with the one closest to Putnam Station listed first.
- Benson Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Benson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Benson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- West Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- West Castleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- Hubbardton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Sudbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sudbury is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Castleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Fair Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Station, with the one closest to Putnam Station listed first.
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
- Emerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Putnam Station, see our County-by-County Page for Putnam Station.
Cemeteries Near Putnam Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Putnam Station.
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 Putnam Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Putnam Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Putnam Station, with the one closest to Putnam Station listed first.
- Meadow Knoll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carter Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Putnam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, The Old Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Benson (VT).
- The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Benson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138494 <2>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peter Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gillette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Hackett Dam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ticonderoga.
- The St. Mary's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alexandria Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66086 <2>
- Bradley Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Putnam Station had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Putnam Station, with the one closest to Putnam Station listed first.
- Benson Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Putnam
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Benson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dresden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Wright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- West Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Orwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Hague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dresden Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Center
- Chubbs Dock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fort Ticonderoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Ticonderoga is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ticonderoga
- Sabbath Day Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- Ticonderoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Putnam Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Putnam Station.
Newspapers Published in Putnam Station ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Putnam Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Putnam Station, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Putnam Station.
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 Putnam Station:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Warren County
- Addison County
- Rutland County
- Windsor 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 Putnam Station, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Putnam Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |