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 Shakers (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 Shakers. 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 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.
Shakers is located in Albany 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 Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Shakers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shakers:
- Albany County (The home county of Shakers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Colonie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Latham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roessleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loudonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- West Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Westmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Watervliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Menands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- North Chatham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riders Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Valatie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- New Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Rossman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Mills Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Perth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Medway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coxsackie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Gayhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Cranesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Burtonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Wallins Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Lansingburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Rensselaer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Sycaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Wyantskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Defreestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Couse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Hampton Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- East Greenbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Halfmoon Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Groom Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elnora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Burnt Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Country Knolls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Mechanicville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Round Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Niskayuna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Schenectady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rotterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alplaus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Princetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Esperance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gallupville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Schoharie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Central Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Livingstonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Howes Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Center Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Fly Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Center White Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- White Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- 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
- New Ashford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Pownal Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shakers, see our County-by-County Page for Shakers.
Cemeteries Near Shakers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shakers.
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 Shakers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shakers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- John Wolf Kemp Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Wolf Kemp Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John Wolf Kemp Family Cemetery is located in Colonie.
- The John Wolf Kemp Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Socks - Kemp - Reed Cemetery
- Wolf - Kemp Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258158 <2>
- Shaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sicker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sicker Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Latham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66298 <2>
- Galusha Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Memorys Garden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorys Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorys Garden Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colonie.
- The Memorys Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65259 <2>
- Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965973 <2>
- Niskayuna Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Myers - Clute Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Witbeck Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Witbeck Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Latham.
- The Witbeck Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Witbeck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344972 <2>
- Jewish People's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 is located in Albany.
- The Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 has also been known as:
- Beth El Jacob Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363945 <2>
- Continue List (518 more) ...
- Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Watervliet.
- The Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sisters of St. Joseph Provincial House Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161579 <2>
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 Shakers had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Karner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- Newtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Loudonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Niskayuna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisha Kill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Vischer Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vischer Ferry is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vischer Ferry
- West Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Dunsbach Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunsbach Ferry is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsbach Ferry
- Guilderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Groom Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Green Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cohoes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shakers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shakers.
Newspapers Published in Shakers ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shakers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shakers, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shakers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Shakers:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shakers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shakers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |