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 Shaw Corners (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 Shaw Corners. 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 Shaw Corners ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shaw Corners: Shaw Cors.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Shaw Corners 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 Shaw Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shaw Corners:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Shaw Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Mosherville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Whiteside Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Hagedorns Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Galway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock City Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Birchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Milton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- South Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Porter Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Harmony Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Fullers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lisha Kill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colonie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Latham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cohoes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Green Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Mills Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Broadalbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Cranberry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Benson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Blackbridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
- Wells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Gilmantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Hagaman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Rockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Amsterdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Johnson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tribes Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auriesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fonda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fultonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Johnsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rotterdam Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Scotia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alplaus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Mariaville Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Esperance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- West Glens Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Stony Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glens Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake George
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Athol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Queensbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Fort Edward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Fly Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- North Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- South Argyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Battenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shaw Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Shaw Corners.
Cemeteries Near Shaw Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shaw Corners.
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 Shaw Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shaw Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barkersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Community Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Foster Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welch Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Galway Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grenell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hagadorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frink Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Yates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Galway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Shaw Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shaw Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shaw Corners, with the one closest to Shaw Corners listed first.
- Barkersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barkersville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkersville
- Mosherville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- North Galway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Galway is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Galway
- East Galway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Galway is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galway
- Hagedorns Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Mills Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Galway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock City Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middle Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Birchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- West Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Milton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Benedict
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
- North Broadalbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Milton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shaw Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shaw Corners.
Newspapers Published in Shaw Corners ...
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 Shaw Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shaw Corners, 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 Shaw Corners.
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 Shaw Corners:
- 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
- Schoharie County
- Warren County
- Washington 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 Shaw Corners, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shaw Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |