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 Rural Grove (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 Rural Grove. 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 Rural Grove ...
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 Rural Grove: Rural Grv.
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 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.
Rural Grove is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Rural Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rural Grove:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Rural Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Lykers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Randall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Fultonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canajoharie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palatine Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Tribes Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nelliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Knox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Fullers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- South Berne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Rensselaerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guilderland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- New Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Reidsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Simpsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Harpersfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Sammonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ephratah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Garoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Meco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Rockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Gloversville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Berkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Progress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Lassellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Perth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Arietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Fort Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Deck
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Dolgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Little Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Salisbury Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Edicks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Center Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- South Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Cherry Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Middle Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Middlefield Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Westford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- West Charlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Galway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Charlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Mosherville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Harmony Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Birchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Burnt Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Batchellerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
- Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Braman Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Delanson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Pattersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Princetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Argusville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Sharon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Central Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Esperance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobleskill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Janesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Seward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Greenbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rural Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Rural Grove.
Cemeteries Near Rural Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rural Grove.
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 Rural Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rural Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Gove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Haight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Currytown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lykers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olmstead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kimball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Argusville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wycoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rural Grove had a population of 251 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rural Grove, with the one closest to Rural Grove listed first.
- Currytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Currytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Lykers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Charleston Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Yosts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yosts is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosts
- Randall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Sprakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Argusville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Fultonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canajoharie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rural Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rural Grove.
Newspapers Published in Rural Grove ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rural Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rural Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rural Grove.
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 Rural Grove:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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> | 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 Rural Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Rural Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |