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 Silver 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 Silver 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 Silver 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 Silver Springs: Silver Spgs. (or less commonly used: Silver Spngs. or Silver Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Silver Springs 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 Silver Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Springs:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Silver Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Ballston Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Harmony Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Ballston Spa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Birchton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Burnt Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Round Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Country Knolls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Lisha Kill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Cohoes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Guilderland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Green Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loudonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watervliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Mills Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Perth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- North Broadalbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Broadalbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Jackson Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Northville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gloversville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Benson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 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 Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Cranesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harrower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Fonda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Randall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Valley Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Johnsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Sycaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Albia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Raymertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Pittstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Wynantskill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Alplaus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Aqueduct
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schenectady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scotia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Niskayuna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rotterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Esperance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Archdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Fly Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Greenwich
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Center Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- North Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- Coila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- South Argyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Battenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Fort Edward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Springs.
Cemeteries Near Silver Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver 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 Silver Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Hubbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Briggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweetman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ballston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Charlton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65639 <2>
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Hills Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Line Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Malta Ridge West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Silver Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Springs, with the one closest to Silver Springs listed first.
- Ballston Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- East Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Line is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Line
- Ballston Spa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- West Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Milton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Burnt Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birchton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Round Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Elnora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maltaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Rock City Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Charlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Springs.
Newspapers Published in Silver 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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Springs, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Springs.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Silver Springs:
- 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> | 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 Silver 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |