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 Stone Ridge (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 Stone Ridge. 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 Stone Ridge ...
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 Stone Ridge: Stone Rdg. (or less commonly used: Stone Rdge. or Stone Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stone Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stone Ridge.
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.
Stone Ridge is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Stone Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stone Ridge:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Stone Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Randall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Fonda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fultonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auriesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Tribes Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lykers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Canajoharie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palatine Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nelliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ames
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Knox
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Fullers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Meadowdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Hartmans Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Lisha Kill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Guilderland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Sammonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ephratah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Meco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Garoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Berkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Lassellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Perth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Arietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Benson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Fort Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Starkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Dolgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Salisbury Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Paines Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Edicks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Jacksonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Cullen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Center Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Cherry Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Roseboom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Pleasant Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Calcutta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Middlefield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Springfield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Middlefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Hagedorns Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Whiteside Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- West Charlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Galway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mosherville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Birchton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Charlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Harmony Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Burnt Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Batchellerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
- Edinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Braman Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Mariaville Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Delanson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Rotterdam Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Duane Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Princetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Argusville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Sharon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Esperance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Central Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawyersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Howes Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Janesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Seward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Cobleskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Greenbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stone Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Stone Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Stone Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stone Ridge.
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 Stone Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stone Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Van Epps - Starin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caughnawaga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nestle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Currytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wycoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sammons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Gove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boshart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dillenback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Stone Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stone Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stone Ridge, with the one closest to Stone Ridge listed first.
- Yosts
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Yosts is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosts
- Randall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Fultonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fonda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sprakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Currytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Sammonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Rural Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove
- Kecks Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Auriesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Arabia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stone Arabia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Arabia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stone Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stone Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Stone Ridge ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stone Ridge, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stone Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Stone Ridge:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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> | 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 Stone Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Stone Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |