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 Slyboro (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 Slyboro. 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 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.
Slyboro is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Slyboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slyboro:
- Washington County (The home county of Slyboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slyboro, with the one closest to Slyboro listed first.
- North Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Granville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Truthville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Truthville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- Middle Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- East Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- South Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
- Comstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Hebron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hebron
- Fort Ann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Porter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Adamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Essex County
- Ticonderoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slyboro, with the one closest to Slyboro listed first.
- South Glens Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Gansevoort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
- Northumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Schuylerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grangerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Gurn Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
- Victory Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Victory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Village of Victory has also been known as:
- Victory village
- Gates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Wilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slyboro, with the one closest to Slyboro listed first.
- Brayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Queensbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glens Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sabbath Day Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- West Glens Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Lake George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Bolton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Silver Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Warrensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hague
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slyboro, with the one closest to Slyboro listed first.
- Orwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Orwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slyboro, with the one closest to Slyboro listed first.
- Rupert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Rupert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
- Rupert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Dorset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Sandgate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Barnumville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnumville is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
- Manchester Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Bromley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bromley Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slyboro, with the one closest to Slyboro listed first.
- Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poultney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pawlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Pawlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poultney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- Middletown Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Middletown Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Danby Four Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners
- Danby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Danby is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Tinmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tinmouth is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Fair Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slyboro, with the one closest to Slyboro listed first.
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Plymouth Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plymouth Union is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Union
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slyboro, see our County-by-County Page for Slyboro.
Cemeteries Near Slyboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slyboro.
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 Slyboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slyboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slyboro, with the one closest to Slyboro listed first.
- North Granville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Congregational Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mettawee Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morningside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blossom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock 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 in 1895, Slyboro had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slyboro, with the one closest to Slyboro listed first.
- North Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Granville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Middle Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Truthville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Truthville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- South Granville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Granville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granville
- Granville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Raceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raceville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceville
- South Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
- East Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- West Pawlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Hebron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hebron
- Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Poultney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poultney
- Comstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slyboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slyboro.
Newspapers Published in Slyboro ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slyboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slyboro, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slyboro.
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 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 Slyboro:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Saratoga County
- Warren County
- Addison County
- Bennington County
- Rutland County
- Windsor 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 Slyboro, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slyboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |