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 South Horicon (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 Horicon. 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 Horicon ...
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 South Horicon: S. Horicon
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 Horicon is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near South Horicon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Horicon:
- Warren County (The home county of South Horicon)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Horicon, with the one closest to South Horicon listed first.
- Brant Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Pottersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Riparius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adirondack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bolton Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Wevertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warrensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Athol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Horicon, with the one closest to South Horicon listed first.
- Schroon Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minerva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Severance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loch Muller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Muller is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
- Blue Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Ironville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ticonderoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boreas River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boreas River is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreas River
- Moriah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Horicon, with the one closest to South Horicon listed first.
- Indian Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sabael
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Horicon, with the one closest to South Horicon listed first.
- Hadley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Allentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- South Glens Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Day Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Day Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Horicon, with the one closest to South Horicon listed first.
- Huletts Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chubbs Dock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Dresden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dresden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Comstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Ann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- North Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Granville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Hudson Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Truthville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Truthville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Horicon, with the one closest to South Horicon listed first.
- Orwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Orwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shoreham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Shoreham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- East Shoreham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Palmer Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Corner is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Corner
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Horicon, with the one closest to South Horicon listed first.
- West Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Benson Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- West Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Benson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Fair Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Benson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- West Castleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- Poultney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Castleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Hubbardton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Poultney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- Sudbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sudbury is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Horicon, see our County-by-County Page for South Horicon.
Cemeteries Near South Horicon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Horicon.
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 South Horicon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Horicon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Horicon, with the one closest to South Horicon listed first.
- South Horicon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Starbuckhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elbow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chester Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chester Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Chestertown.
- The Chester Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leggett Cemetery
- Leggetts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962294 <2>
- Dillingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darrowsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Vermont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Pottersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Pottersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersville Cemetery (New)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Pottersville Cemetery (Old)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Federal Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find South Horicon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Horicon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Horicon, with the one closest to South Horicon listed first.
- Brant Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Pottersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riparius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Glen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Glen
- Adirondack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bolton Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Igerna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Igerna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igerna
- Wevertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Schroon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Schroon is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schroon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Johnsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Warrensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thurman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Horicon. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Horicon.
Newspapers Published in South Horicon ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Horicon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Horicon, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Horicon.
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 Horicon:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Hamilton County
- Saratoga County
- Washington County
- Addison County
- Rutland 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> | 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 Horicon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Horicon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |