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 Sharon 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 Sharon 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 Sharon 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sharon Springs: Sharon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sharon Spngs. or Sharon Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sharon Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sharon Springs.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Sharon Springs is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near Sharon Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharon Springs:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Sharon Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Springs, with the one closest to Sharon Springs listed first.
- Leesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Argusville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Seward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Janesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Lawyersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Cobleskill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmondville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Beards Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Greenbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Howes Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Springs, with the one closest to Sharon Springs listed first.
- Knox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Altamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rensselaerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Springs, with the one closest to Sharon Springs listed first.
- Simpsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Harpersfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Kortright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Stamford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Davenport Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grand Gorge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Springs, with the one closest to Sharon Springs listed first.
- Ephratah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Sammonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Crum Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Garoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Lassellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Johnstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Middle Sprite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Gloversville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Progress
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Emmonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Springs, with the one closest to Sharon Springs listed first.
- Fort Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Deck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Paines Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Cullen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Edicks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- South Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Jacksonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Little Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dolgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Herkimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Herkimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Springs, with the one closest to Sharon Springs listed first.
- Ames
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sprout Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Lykers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Canajoharie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Palatine Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nelliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brookman Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Hallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Randall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Mindenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Saint Johnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Springs, with the one closest to Sharon Springs listed first.
- Center Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Cherry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Pleasant Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Middle Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Middlefield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Middlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Westford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharon Springs, with the one closest to Sharon Springs listed first.
- Braman Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Delanson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Mariaville Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Pattersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Princetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharon Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sharon Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sharon Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharon 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 Sharon Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharon Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharon Springs, with the one closest to Sharon Springs listed first.
- Leesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ames Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beekman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peoples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Argusville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Argusville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mapletown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McFee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (502 more) ...
- Dorloo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flint 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 Sharon Springs had a population of 622 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sharon Springs had a population of 527 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharon Springs, with the one closest to Sharon Springs listed first.
- Sharon Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sharon Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Ames
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Seward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Argusville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Buel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Marshville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marshville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Sprout Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Cherry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hyndsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hyndsville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsville
- Lykers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Freysbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freysbush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysbush
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharon Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharon Springs.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sharon 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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharon Springs.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sharon Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sharon Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sharon Springs.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Sharon Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sharon Springs:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego 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 Sharon Springs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sharon Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |