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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 Rudeston (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 Rudeston. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Rudeston is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Herkimer, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga & Warren.

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

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Rudeston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudeston, with the one closest to Rudeston listed first.
    • Gilmantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
    • Speculator
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <2>
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Wells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Arietta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
    • Morehouseville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
    • Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Sabael
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Inlet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Raquette Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudeston, with the one closest to Rudeston listed first.
    • Northville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <2>
    • Jackson Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
    • Cranberry Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Mayfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Garoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
    • Gloversville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lassellsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
    • Meco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
      • Meco is located in Fulton County
    • Berkshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
    • Crum Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Progress
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
    • Broadalbin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudeston, with the one closest to Rudeston listed first.
    • Gray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Salisbury Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dolgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Salisbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
    • Norway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • Cold Brook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
      • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <2>
    • Thendara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
    • Middleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • Old City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudeston, with the one closest to Rudeston listed first.
    • Edinburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <2>
    • Day Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Batchellerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rudeston, with the one closest to Rudeston listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
    • Stony Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Johnsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Rudeston ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rudeston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rudeston, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rudeston.

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 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 Rudeston:

Cemeteries Near Rudeston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rudeston.

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 Rudeston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Fish Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Mtn. Cemetery
  • South Side Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Lake Cemetery
  • Spruce Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Hill Cemetery
  • Wadswarth Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wadswarth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wadswarth Cemetery
  • Willard Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard Cemetery
  • Stratford Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stratford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stratford Cemetery
  • Roundtop Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roundtop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roundtop Cemetery
  • Bleeker Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bleeker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bleeker Cemetery
  • Five Point Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Point Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Bleecker Center Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bleecker Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bleecker Center Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Gifford Valley Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gifford Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gifford Valley Cemetery
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Peck Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery

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, Rudeston had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Piseco
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piseco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piseco
    • Piseco is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piseco <2>
  • Wells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Morehouseville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
  • Arietta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
  • Griffin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
  • Hope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Hamilton County
  • Benson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Benson is located in Hamilton County
  • Stratford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <2>
  • Emmonsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
    • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Oregon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
  • Middle Sprite
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Sprite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
  • Bleecker
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
    • Bleecker is located in Fulton County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Sacandaga Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacandaga Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacandaga Park
      • Sacandaga Park is located in Fulton County
    • Northville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <2>
    • Lotville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotville
      • Lotville is located in Fulton County

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

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

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>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- Rudeston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rudeston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4362, Longitude: -74.5093       In this case, the coordinates for Rudeston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rudeston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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