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 Riceville (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 Riceville. 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.
Riceville is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.
Below are the counties that are near Riceville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riceville:
- Fulton County (The home county of Riceville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Mayfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jackson Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broadalbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Meco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- North Broadalbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Perth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Union Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Arietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Blackbridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
- Wells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gilmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
- Piseco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Fort Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dolgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Salisbury Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Starkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Little Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Fort Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tribes Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hagaman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fonda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auriesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Fultonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Otsego County
- Center Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Hagedorns Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Batchellerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
- Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mosherville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- West Charlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Birchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Rock City Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Day Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Day Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
- Charlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Braman Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Mariaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Rynex Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Stoodley Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Delanson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Duanesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- East Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Esperance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Argusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Central Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Howes Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gallupville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawyersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Schoharie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cobleskill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Janesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Lake Luzerne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riceville, see our County-by-County Page for Riceville.
Cemeteries Near Riceville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riceville.
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 Riceville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riceville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Riceville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Munsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vail Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Dale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fern Dale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Gloversville.
- The Fern Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fern Dale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64526 <2>
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Perth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bleecker Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Riceville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riceville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Mayfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Munsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Munsonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
- Kingsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsboro is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsboro
- Gloversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broadalbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bleecker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bleecker is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Cranberry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Perth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- North Broadalbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Benedict
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benedict is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mills Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Tribes Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riceville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riceville.
Newspapers Published in Riceville ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riceville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riceville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riceville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Riceville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren 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 Riceville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |