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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 Staleyville (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 Staleyville. 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 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.

Staleyville is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.

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

  • Schoharie County     (The home county of Staleyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staleyville, with the one closest to Staleyville listed first.
    • Sharon Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Leesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Argusville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Argusville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
    • Seward
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Janesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Lawyersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
    • Cobleskill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Warnerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmondville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Greenbush
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Howes Cave
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staleyville, with the one closest to Staleyville listed first.
    • Knox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Berne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Altamont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • East Berne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
    • South Berne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staleyville, with the one closest to Staleyville listed first.
    • Simpsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Harpersfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • North Kortright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
    • Stamford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Davenport Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staleyville, with the one closest to Staleyville listed first.
    • Ephratah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ephratah is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
    • Sammonsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
    • Crum Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
    • Garoga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
    • Lassellsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
    • Rockwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Johnstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Meco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Meco is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
    • Middle Sprite
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Berkshire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Gloversville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Progress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Hamilton County
    • Arietta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staleyville, with the one closest to Staleyville listed first.
    • Fort Plain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Starkville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
    • Newville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Deck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Deck is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
    • Paines Hollow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
    • Edicks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
    • Cullen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Little Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dolgeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
    • South Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • East Herkimer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staleyville, with the one closest to Staleyville listed first.
    • Ames
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
    • Buel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Flat Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Sprout Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lykers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
    • Canajoharie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Palatine Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Nelliston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brookman Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Randall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Randall is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Hallsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Mindenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staleyville, with the one closest to Staleyville listed first.
    • Center Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
    • Cherry Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
    • Pleasant Brook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
    • Roseboom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Middle Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Calcutta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Calcutta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
    • Middlefield Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
    • Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Decatur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Middlefield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Middlefield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Springfield Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Saratoga County
    • West Charlton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Staleyville, with the one closest to Staleyville listed first.
    • Braman Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
    • Delanson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Duanesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
    • Mariaville Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
    • Mariaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Duane Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
    • Pattersonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rynex Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
    • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Princetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
    • Glenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Rotterdam Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Staleyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Staleyville.

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 Staleyville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Staleyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ames Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Leesville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mapletown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ball Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellinger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beekman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Slate Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Argusville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Argusville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flint Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (489 more) ...
    • Yerding Cemetery
      • The Yerding Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerding Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66801 <2>
    • Lykers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Olmstead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 Staleyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Staleyville.

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

  • Sharon Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ames
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ames is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
  • Sharon Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sharon Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
  • Buel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buel is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
  • Sharon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Argusville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Argusville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
  • Marshville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marshville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
  • Center Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Valley is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
  • Flat Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Sprout Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Seward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Seward is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
  • Lykers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Canajoharie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Palatine Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Freysbush
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Freysbush is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysbush

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

Newspapers Published in Staleyville ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Staleyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Staleyville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Staleyville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Staleyville:

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 Staleyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Staleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.