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 Schaghticoke (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 Schaghticoke. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Schaghticoke is located in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County: Berkshire (MA), Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington & Bennington (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Schaghticoke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schaghticoke:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of Schaghticoke)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Valley Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pittstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Raymertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Boyntonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Buskirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lansingburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Quackenkill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
- Eagle Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Potter Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Cohoes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loudonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Menands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colonie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Roessleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Riders Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- North Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Mills Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Cranesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Stillwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Stillwater Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Halfmoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Ketchums Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Clifton Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Halfmoon Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Round Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluffs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Niskayuna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Schenectady
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Glens Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Center Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Fly Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Center White Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- White Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Battenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Anaquassacook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- New Ashford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- North Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Briggsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Zylonite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Renfrew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- North Bennington
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bennington
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 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
- Bennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- South Shaftsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Pownal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Shaftsbury
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Shaftsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodford Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schaghticoke, see our County-by-County Page for Schaghticoke.
Cemeteries Near Schaghticoke ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schaghticoke.
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 Schaghticoke - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schaghticoke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Cooksborough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hudson View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aikens Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Yellow Meeting House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Schaghticoke had a population of 1,258 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Schaghticoke had a population of 573 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schaghticoke, with the one closest to Schaghticoke listed first.
- Valley Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tomhannock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tomhannock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhannock
- Johnsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Reynolds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reynolds is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bemis Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bemis Heights is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Heights
- East Saratoga Junciton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raymertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Pittstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Willow Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schaghticoke. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schaghticoke.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Schaghticoke ...
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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schaghticoke.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Schaghticoke. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Schaghticoke and those printed in the larger area surrounding Schaghticoke.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Schaghticoke.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Schaghticoke:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Montgomery County
- Saratoga 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 Schaghticoke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Schaghticoke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |