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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 South Argyle (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 South Argyle. 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 South Argyle ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Argyle: S. Argyle

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.

South Argyle is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 South Argyle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Argyle:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Argyle, see our County-by-County Page for South Argyle.

Cemeteries Near South Argyle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Argyle.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Argyle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Argyle, with the one closest to South Argyle listed first.

  • South Argyle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Argyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Argyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Scots Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cossayuna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Argyle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Argyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Argyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bacon Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bacon Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bacon Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Broad Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Broad Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Broad Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwich Protestant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old North Argyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old North Argyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old North Argyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Finch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Notre Dame Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Notre Dame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cemetery of Visitation
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery of Visitation
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery of Visitation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Argyle had a population of 192 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from South Argyle, with the one closest to South Argyle listed first.

  • North Greenwich
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cossayuna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Argyle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <1>
  • Fort Miller
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Miller
    • Fort Miller is located in Washington County
  • East Greenwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Argyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Argyle
    • North Argyle is located in Washington County
  • Bacon Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
    • Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
  • Northumberland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Middle Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Falls
    • Middle Falls is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Falls <1>
  • Greenwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Battenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hebron
    • West Hebron is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Schuylerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylerville
      • Schuylerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylerville <1>
    • Fort Edward
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
      • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <1>
    • Grangerville
      (8 miles [12.9 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 South Argyle. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Argyle.

Newspapers Published in South Argyle ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Argyle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Argyle, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Argyle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Argyle:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Argyle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ny.us

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 South Argyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Argyle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Argyle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1848, Longitude: -73.4933       In this case, the coordinates for South Argyle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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