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 Troy (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 Troy. 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 Troy ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Troy: S. Troy
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Troy. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Troy.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
South Troy is located in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County: Berkshire (MA), Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington & Bennington (VT).
Below are the counties that are near South Troy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Troy:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of South Troy)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Albia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Wynantskill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wyantskill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Troy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Sycaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Defreestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Poestenkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Couse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- West Sand Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Best
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Watervliet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Menands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Loudonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cohoes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Latham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Roessleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Normansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Glenmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colonie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- North Chatham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Riders Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Niverville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Valatie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Kinderhook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- New Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Canaan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moorhouse Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
- Canaan Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Medway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Coxsackie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Gayhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Cranesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Burtonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Mechanicville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Willow Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Elnora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Stillwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Round Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Niskayuna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Rotterdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Princetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Rotterdam Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duanesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Gallupville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Center Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Center White Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Fly Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Coila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- White Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Battenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- New Ashford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Lanesborough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Shaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Greylock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Cheshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Town Crest Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village
- Berkshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Farnams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farnams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams
- Pittsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Stevens Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Pownal Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Bennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- North Bennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Old Bennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Paper Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Shaftsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Stamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Stamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Woodford Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Troy, see our County-by-County Page for South Troy.
Cemeteries Near South Troy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Troy.
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 Troy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Troy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66046 <2>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Jean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Mt. Ida Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elmwood Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Mt. Ida Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Albany Muslim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (526 more) ...
- Watervliet Arsenal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agnes Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65917 <2>
- Coonradt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 South Troy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Troy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Watervliet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Troy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Defreestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Green Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Newtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loudonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cohoes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Couse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- West Sand Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Poestenkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Troy. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Troy.
Newspapers Published in South Troy ...
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 371 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Troy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Troy, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Troy.
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 helpful 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 Troy:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Bennington 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 South Troy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Troy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |