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 Spawn Hollow (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 Spawn Hollow. 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 Spawn Hollow ...
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 Spawn Hollow: Spawn Holw. (or less commonly used: Spawn Hlw. or Spawn Hllw.)
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.
Spawn Hollow 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 Spawn Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spawn Hollow:
- Albany County (The home county of Spawn Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- South Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Beckers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Feura Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Selkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coeymans Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aquetuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Coeymans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alcove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- North Chatham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Niverville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valatie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Chatham Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Rossman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Rock City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Stottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Ghent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- Medway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coxsackie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Gayhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Woodstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cornwallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- Burtonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Cranesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Schodack Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schodack Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- East Greenbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Rensselaer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Couse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Schodack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Best
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Defreestville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Nassau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- Halfmoon Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elnora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Burnt Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Coons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Country Knolls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Mechanicville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- Niskayuna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Schenectady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Duane Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Princetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Scotia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duanesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Alplaus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Delanson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Rynex Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- Gallupville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Bates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Franklinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Middleburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Schoharie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manorkill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Broome Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Central Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Howes Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- Quarryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Malden
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Shaker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- West Stockbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Rockdale Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale Mills is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spawn Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Spawn Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Spawn Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spawn Hollow.
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 Spawn Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spawn Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Feura Bush.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220071 <2>
- Waldron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waldron Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ravena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66626 <2>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Beckers Corners.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64434 <2>
- Kimmey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westervelt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- VanNatten Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VanNatten Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the VanNatten Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Clarksville.
- The VanNatten Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Van Atten Cemetery
- Van Natten Cemetery
- Van Natten Family Cemetery
- VanNatten Cemetery
- VanNatten Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514490 <2>
- Mead Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mead Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mead Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Delmar.
- The Mead Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mead Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2393557 <2>
- Oliver Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oliver Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oliver Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Delmar.
- The Oliver Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aaron Oliver Family Burying Ground
- Aaron Oliver Family Cemetery
- Oliver Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980592 <2>
- Onesquethaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Fields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Alcove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coeymans Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nicoll - Sill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicoll - Sill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicoll - Sill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Selkirk.
- The Nicoll - Sill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicoll - Sill Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2452555 <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.<4>
While we didn't find Spawn Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spawn Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spawn Hollow, with the one closest to Spawn Hollow listed first.
- South Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Feura Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beckers Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Selkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coeymans Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Indian Fields
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Fields is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields
- Alcove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aquetuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Coeymans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wemple
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wemple is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
- Bethlehem Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Delmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spawn Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spawn Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Spawn Hollow ...
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 347 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spawn Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spawn Hollow, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spawn Hollow.
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 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 Spawn Hollow:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Ulster County
- Berkshire 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spawn Hollow) 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 Spawn Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |