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 Shutter 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 Shutter 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 Shutter 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 Shutter Corners: Shutter 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 and doctors 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.
Shutter Corners 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 Shutter Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shutter Corners:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Shutter Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Gallupville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Schoharie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Central Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Esperance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middleburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Franklinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Vintonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Rensselaerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Reidsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Fullers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Westerlo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Simpsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Perth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Sammonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Progress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Broadalbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gloversville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ephratah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Meco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Mills Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Garoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Mayfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Cornwallville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Windham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Red Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Medway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Gayhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Jewett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Herkimer County
- Fort Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Burtonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Auriesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cranesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Amsterdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Randall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Fort Johnson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fultonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Tribes Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ames
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Calcutta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Center Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- South Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Worcester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Middlefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Middlefield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Schenevus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Rensselaer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Couse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Defreestville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- East Greenbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Schodack Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Albia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Lansingburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Luther
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Schodack Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Charlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- West Charlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Groom Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Burnt Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Halfmoon Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Birchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Elnora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Galway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Clifton Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Delanson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Braman Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duane Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Princetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Mariaville Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Rotterdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shutter Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Shutter Corners.
Cemeteries Near Shutter Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shutter 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 Shutter Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shutter Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Gallupville Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barton Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Stone Fort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zimmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs Cemetery
- The Briggs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322385 <2>
- Tripp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Berne.
- The Berne Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaverdam Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63962 <2>
- The Religious Socity of Friends Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Religious Socity of Friends Burying Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, The Religious Socity of Friends Burying Ground is located in Delanson.
- The Religious Socity of Friends Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Friends Meeting House Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
- Religious Society of Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2398380 <2>
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Delanson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64730 <2>
- Continue List (580 more) ...
- Esperance Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middleburgh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barkman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Shutter Corners had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shutter Corners, with the one closest to Shutter Corners listed first.
- Gallupville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Schoharie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Berne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berne
- Central Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Street
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Esperance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sloansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howes Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Cobleskill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cobleskill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Huntersland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
- Grovenor Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
- Burtonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shutter Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shutter Corners.
Newspapers Published in Shutter 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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shutter Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shutter Corners, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shutter Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shutter Corners:
- 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shutter Corners) 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 Shutter Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |