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 Rectors (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 Rectors. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Rectors is located in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Rectors. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rectors:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Rectors)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rectors, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Rotterdam Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pattersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Stoodley Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alplaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Rotterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rectors, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Fullers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lisha Kill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Guilderland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Colonie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Knox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Voorheesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roessleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rectors, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Perth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mills Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Broadalbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Progress
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gloversville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Meco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Greene County
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton County
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rectors, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Burtonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Fort Johnson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rectors, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Lansingburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Rensselaer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Schaghticoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Albia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Defreestville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Hampton Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Wyantskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Couse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rectors, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- West Charlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Burnt Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Harmony Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Birchton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Elnora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Galway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ballston Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Country Knolls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Ballston Spa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rectors, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Esperance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Argusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Cobleskill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Franklinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Lawyersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rectors, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Center Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Archdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rectors, see our County-by-County Page for Rectors.
Cemeteries Near Rectors ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rectors.
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 Rectors - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rectors covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rectors, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Van Patten Old Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mabee Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Van Slyck Cemetery
- The Van Slyck Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Slyck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66601 <3>
- Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Schenectady.
- The Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenville Center Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336053 <3>
- Vedder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woestina Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woestina Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woestina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Rotterdam Junction.
- The Woestina Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woestina Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66765 <3>
- Viewland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Viewland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Schenectady.
- The Viewland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cobblestone Reformed Church Cemetery
- View Land Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66615 <3>
- Vedder Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vedder Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vedder Family Cemetery is located in Schenectady.
- The Vedder Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vedder Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332933 <3>
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scotia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65585 <3>
- Maple Shade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Van Eps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw Family Cemetery
- The Bradshaw Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Family Cemetery
- The Bradshaw Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bradshaw Family Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548951 <3>
- Wasson Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Rectors in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rectors.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rectors, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Rotterdam Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Scotia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffmans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Pattersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Schenectady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Schenectady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alplaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mariaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kelleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelleys is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys
- Princetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rectors. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rectors.
Newspapers Published in Rectors ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rectors.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rectors, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rectors.
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 Rectors:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schoharie County
- Washington 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 '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- Rectors) 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 Rectors, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |