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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 Saratoga Springs (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 Saratoga Springs. 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 Saratoga Springs ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saratoga Springs: Saratoga Spgs. (or less commonly used: Saratoga Spngs. or Saratoga Sprngs.)

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 hospitals 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.

Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Saratoga Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saratoga Springs.

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 Saratoga Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Putnam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putnam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daniel's Road Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel's Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel's Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Munger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ramsdill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsdill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsdill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Louden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Malta Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malta Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malta Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Wilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Wilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Wilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Scott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Milton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Milton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Factory Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Factory Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Factory Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Saratoga Springs had a population of 11,975 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saratoga Springs had a population of 28,287 people.

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

  • Saratoga Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Greenfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluffs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Center
    • Greenfield Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield Center <3>
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deans Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
    • Kings is located in Saratoga County
  • Rock City Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Milton Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ballston Spa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayville
    • Wayville is located in Saratoga County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saratoga Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saratoga Springs.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saratoga Springs ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saratoga Springs.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Saratoga Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Saratoga Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Saratoga Springs.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> of Saratoga Springs.

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 helpful 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 Saratoga Springs:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Saratoga Springs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saratoga Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saratoga Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0832, Longitude: -73.7848