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 Riviera Estates (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 Riviera Estates. 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 Riviera Estates ...
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 Riviera Estates: Riviera Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Riviera Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riviera Estates.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Riviera Estates is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Riviera Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riviera Estates:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Riviera Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- Stillwater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stillwater Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Ketchums Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Mechanicville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Deans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Cedar Bluffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Coons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Riley Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Cove is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cove
- Saratoga Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Malta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Round Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- Cohoes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Newtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Loudonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Menands
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Colonie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Roessleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- Mills Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Perth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- Cranesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eagle Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Boyntonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Pittstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Raymertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Lansingburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Hoosick Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hoosick Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Potter Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- Alplaus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- East Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Niskayuna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Schenectady
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- West Glens Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Luzerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queensbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Center Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Archdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Center White Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Coila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Battenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- North Greenwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- East Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- South Argyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Greylock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- North Bennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Paper Mill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Shaftsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- South Shaftsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Bennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Pownal Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodford Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riviera Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Riviera Estates.
Cemeteries Near Riviera Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riviera Estates.
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 Riviera Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riviera Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- Stillwater Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yellow Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fraser Burial Site
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- Quaker Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hudson View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Riviera Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riviera Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riviera Estates, with the one closest to Riviera Estates listed first.
- Bemis Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bemis Heights is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Heights
- Stillwater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Saratoga Junciton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Stillwater Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Mechanicville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schaghticoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Ketchums Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Wayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayville
- Willow Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Reynolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reynolds is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Valley Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- North Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riviera Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riviera Estates.
Newspapers Published in Riviera Estates ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riviera Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riviera Estates, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riviera Estates.
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 websites either 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 Riviera Estates:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Bennington 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 Riviera Estates, 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- Riviera Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |