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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 Rockton (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 Rockton. 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 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.

Rockton is located in Montgomery County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.

Below are the counties that are near Rockton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rockton:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Rockton)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
    • Altamont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <2>
    • Fullers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fullers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
      • Fullers is located in Albany County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fullers
      • From Rockton to Fullers
    • Lisha Kill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisha Kill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
      • Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lisha Kill
      • From Rockton to Lisha Kill
    • Guilderland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartmans Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meadowdale
      • From Rockton to Meadowdale
    • Berne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Colonie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
      • Colonie is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <2>
    • Westmere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
      • Westmere is located in Albany County
    • Voorheesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Latham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
    • Benson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Benson
      • From Rockton to Benson
    • Hope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Arietta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
    • Fort Plain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
      • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <2>
    • Starkville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Otsego County
  • Rensselaer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
    • Pleasantdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lansingburgh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Schaghticoke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaghticoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaghticoke
      • Schaghticoke is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaghticoke <2>
    • Troy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rensselaer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <2>
    • Sycaway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
    • West Charlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Galway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galway
      • Galway is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galway <2>
    • Whiteside Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagedorns Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Birchton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birchton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
      • Birchton is located in Saratoga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Birchton
      • From Rockton to Birchton
    • Charlton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
      • Charlton is located in Saratoga County
    • Mosherville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mosherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
      • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mosherville
      • From Rockton to Mosherville
    • Harmony Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rock City Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Falls
      • Rock City Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock City Falls <2>
    • Milton Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballston Spa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.
    • Glenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mariaville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mariaville Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
      • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
    • Rynex Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Duanesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
    • Princetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <2>
    • Delanson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Duane Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
    • East Glenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alplaus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Schoharie County
  • Warren County
  • Washington County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rockton, see our County-by-County Page for Rockton.

Cemeteries Near Rockton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rockton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rockton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.

  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Casimir Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimir Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hagaman Mills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagaman Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagaman Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Hagaman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hagaman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hagaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (497 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Green Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Griffeth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffeth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rockton had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rockton, with the one closest to Rockton listed first.

  • Amsterdam
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cranesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Johnson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
    • Fort Johnson is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Johnson <2>
  • Perth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Minaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
    • Minaville is located in Montgomery County
  • Tribes Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fort Hunter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
    • Fort Hunter is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hunter <2>
  • Auriesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scotch Bush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bush
    • Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County
  • Pattersonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pattersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersonville
    • Pattersonville is located in Schenectady County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pattersonville <2>
  • Hoffmans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffmans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
    • Hoffmans is located in Schenectady County
  • Glenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • West Charlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mills Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Broadalbin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
      • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rockton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rockton.

Newspapers Published in Rockton ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rockton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rockton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rockton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Rockton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rockton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9535, Longitude: -74.1724    









 

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