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 Schoharie (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 Schoharie. 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 Schoharie ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Schoharie was referred to as Schoharie Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Schoharie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Schoharie.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 hospitals 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.
Schoharie is located in Schoharie County and is the County Seat.
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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near Schoharie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schoharie:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Schoharie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Central Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howes Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallupville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middleburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Esperance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cobleskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vintonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Warnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Breakabeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Lawyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Berne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Knox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Rensselaerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Altamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Preston Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reidsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- New Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Cooksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Potter Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Simpsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Hobart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Kortright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Perth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Ephratah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Berkshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Progress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Broadalbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Meco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Garoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Mills Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Lassellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Cornwallville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Windham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Surprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gayhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Medway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Jewett Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Fort Plain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Burtonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Auriesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Randall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Ames
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fultonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tribes Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cranesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fonda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Johnson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Calcutta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Center Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- South Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Worcester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middlefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Middlefield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Schenevus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Middle Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Rensselaer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schodack Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- West Charlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Groom Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Burnt Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Galway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Halfmoon Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Whiteside Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Elnora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ballston Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Clifton Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Delanson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duanesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Pattersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schoharie, see our County-by-County Page for Schoharie.
Cemeteries Near Schoharie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schoharie.
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 Schoharie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schoharie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Stone Fort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Central Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guernsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gallupville Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bramanville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Casper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zimmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Grovernors Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sagendorf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Schoharie had a population of 1,028 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Schoharie had a population of 822 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schoharie, with the one closest to Schoharie listed first.
- Central Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shutter Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shutter Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutter Corners
- Howes Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Cobleskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cobleskill
- Middleburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gallupville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grovenor Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
- Barnerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barnerville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnerville
- Patria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patria is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patria
- Sloansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Fultonham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Huntersland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
- West Berne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berne
- Esperance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schoharie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schoharie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Schoharie ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schoharie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Schoharie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Schoharie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Schoharie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Schoharie.
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 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 Schoharie:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady 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 Schoharie, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schoharie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |