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 Spier Pines (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 Spier Pines. 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.
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.
Spier Pines is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Spier Pines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spier Pines:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Spier Pines)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- South Glens Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Gansevoort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gurn Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
- Jewell Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kings Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Grangerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Northumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- Northville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- North Broadalbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Union Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Cranberry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Broadalbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mayfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Montgomery County
- Hagaman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- Buskirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Schaghticoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosick Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Hoosick Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Pittstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Boyntonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- Alplaus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- East Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- West Glens Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Luzerne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Queensbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Stony Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warrensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Athol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- Fort Edward
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hudson Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- South Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- North Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- Cossayuna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Ann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belcher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- South Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
- Greenwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- West Rupert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
- Rupert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Sandgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Shaftsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- Pawlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Pawlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Poultney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spier Pines, see our County-by-County Page for Spier Pines.
Cemeteries Near Spier Pines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spier Pines.
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 Spier Pines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spier Pines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- Big Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Griswold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dimmick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gansevoort New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glens Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clothier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis - Bedell - Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Gurn Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- New Gurn Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine VIew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine VIew Cemetery
- The Pine VIew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pineview Cemetery
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 Spier Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spier Pines.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spier Pines, with the one closest to Spier Pines listed first.
- Fortsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
- Gansevoort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Glens Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Glens Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Edward
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- French Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- French Mountain is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kings Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- Fort Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Miller is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Miller
- Bacon Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pattens Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
- Queensbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spier Pines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spier Pines.
Newspapers Published in Spier Pines ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spier Pines.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spier Pines, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spier Pines.
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 Spier Pines:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Bennington 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> | 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 Spier Pines, 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- Spier Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |