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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 Glens Falls (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 Glens Falls. 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 Glens Falls ...

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 Glens Falls: S. Glens Falls

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 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.

South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near South Glens Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Glens Falls:

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

Cemeteries Near South Glens Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Glens Falls.

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 Glens Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • South Side Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glens Falls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine VIew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moss Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Griswold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griswold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griswold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Austin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Scotch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Glens Falls had a population of 1,606 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, South Glens Falls had a population of 3,617 people.

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

  • Glens Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fort Edward
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Fortsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
    • Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
  • French Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
    • French Mountain is located in Warren County
  • Pattens Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pattens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
    • Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
  • Queensbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensbury
    • Queensbury is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queensbury <2>
  • Kingsbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gansevoort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Argyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • North Argyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Argyle
    • North Argyle is located in Washington County
  • Adamsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Fort Ann
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fort Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Ann
    • West Fort Ann is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Palmer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Saratoga County
    • Wilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Miller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Miller
      • Fort Miller is located in Washington County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Glens Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Glens Falls.

Newspapers Published in South Glens Falls ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Glens Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Glens Falls, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Glens Falls.

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 Glens Falls:

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

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Glens Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Glens Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2991, Longitude: -73.6353    
<6>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 Glens Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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