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 Sloansville (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 Sloansville. 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.
Sloansville 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 Sloansville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sloansville:
- Schoharie County (The home county of Sloansville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Esperance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gallupville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Lawyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Argusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Middleburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vintonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Knox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Fullers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- South Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Rensselaerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- New Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Reidsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Guilderland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Voorheesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harpersfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Stamford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Sammonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Johnstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Perth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Progress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ephratah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Berkshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Broadalbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Garoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Rockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Mills Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Lassellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Cornwallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Fort Plain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Deck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Burtonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Auriesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Randall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Fonda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fultonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tribes Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Johnson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cranesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ames
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canajoharie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Center Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Calcutta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- South Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Cherry Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Pleasant Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Worcester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middle Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Middlefield Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Middlefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Rensselaer County
- Rensselaer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- West Charlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Charlton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Galway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Burnt Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Harmony Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Whiteside Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Groom Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Mosherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Elnora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- 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
- 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 Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Braman Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Delanson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Pattersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sloansville, see our County-by-County Page for Sloansville.
Cemeteries Near Sloansville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sloansville.
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 Sloansville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sloansville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Sloansville Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grovernors Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kimball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Esperance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bradt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slingerland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sagendorf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kilmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bramanville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Stone Fort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (539 more) ...
- Barton Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eaton Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eaton Corners Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Corners Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64409 <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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sloansville had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sloansville, with the one closest to Sloansville listed first.
- Oak Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Grovenor Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grovenor Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovenor Corners
- Central Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Esperance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burtonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Charleston Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Center
- Howes Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnerville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnerville
- East Cobleskill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cobleskill
- Schoharie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shutter Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shutter Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutter Corners
- Braman Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sloansville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sloansville.
Newspapers Published in Sloansville ...
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 Sloansville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sloansville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sloansville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sloansville:
- 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> | 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 Sloansville, 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 from Point A (ie- Sloansville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |