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 Scidmore Woods (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 Scidmore Woods. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Scidmore Woods is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Scidmore Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scidmore Woods:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Scidmore Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- Gates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Grangerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Deans Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Saratoga Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Kings Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- Cedar Bluffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Saratoga Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Northumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Schuylerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Victory Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gurn Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
- Ketchums Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- Cohoes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Latham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Newtonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Watervliet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Colonie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loudonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Menands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Fullers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- Mills Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Broadalbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Northville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Cranberry Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Progress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Hamilton County
- Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- Hagaman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cranesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Harrower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Johnson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Hoosick Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Lansingburgh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Boyntonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Pittstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Raymertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Hoosick Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- Alplaus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- East Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Niskayuna
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Schenectady
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- Glens Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Lake Luzerne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queensbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Stony Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warrensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Athol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Bolton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- North Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Archdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- North Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- South Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Crandall Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Fly Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Battenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Fort Edward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cossayuna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- West Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Sandgate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- North Bennington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Shaftsbury
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Rupert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scidmore Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Scidmore Woods.
Cemeteries Near Scidmore Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scidmore Woods.
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 Scidmore Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scidmore Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- Bryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Louden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Wilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Douw Winney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ramsdill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel's Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Gurn Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quaker Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Scidmore Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scidmore Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scidmore Woods, with the one closest to Scidmore Woods listed first.
- Burgoyne
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burgoyne is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoyne
- Saratoga Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Deans Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Grangerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Saratoga Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Quaker Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Springs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Springs
- Kings Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- Ketchums Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Coveville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coveville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveville
- Victory Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schuylerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Northumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Bacon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Wayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wayville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scidmore Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scidmore Woods.
Newspapers Published in Scidmore Woods ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scidmore Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scidmore Woods, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scidmore Woods.
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 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 Scidmore Woods:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Warren County
- Washington 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> | 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 Scidmore Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Scidmore Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |