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 Smith Corner (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 Smith Corner. 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 Smith Corner ...
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 Smith Corner: Smith Cor. (or less commonly used: Smith Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smith Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smith Corner.
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 southwest 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 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.
Smith Corner is located in Albany 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 Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Smith Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith Corner:
- Albany County (The home county of Smith Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Medusa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Westerlo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Rensselaerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westerlo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dormansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Preston Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Cooksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Potter Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alcove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reidsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Kinderhook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rossman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Niverville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Valatie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stottville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Greenport Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- North Germantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Chatham Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Burden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Germantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Denver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hobart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fleischmanns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchess County
- Tivoli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Norton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gayhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Medway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Windham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Burtonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Schodack Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Rensselaer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schodack Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Couse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Greenbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Schodack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Defreestville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Luther
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Nassau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Best
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Sliters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Groom Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Delanson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duanesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Princetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rotterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Braman Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Mariaville Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Rynex Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Mariaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Schenectady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Niskayuna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alplaus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Bates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Livingstonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Franklinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Manorkill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Broome Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Middleburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gallupville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Schoharie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Blenheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Conesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Central Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Quarryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Malden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Malden is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden has also been known as:
- Malden-on-Hudson
- Bushnellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
- Saugerties
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shady is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Willow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Phoenicia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shandaken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bearsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- High Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- High Woods is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Smith Corner.
Cemeteries Near Smith Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith Corner.
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 Smith Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boardman & St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Medusa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medusa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Medusa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Medusa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65252 <2>
- Fleming Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westerlo Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (525 more) ...
- Shepard Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rensselaerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huyck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Huyck Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2448778 <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>
While we didn't find Smith Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith Corner, with the one closest to Smith Corner listed first.
- Medusa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Westerlo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Rensselaerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Westerlo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preston Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dormansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- Potter Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Cooksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Cornwallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith Corner.
Newspapers Published in Smith Corner ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith Corner, 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 Smith Corner.
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 either 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 Smith Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster 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 Smith Corner, 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- Smith Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |