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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 Sweets Crossing (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 Sweets Crossing. 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 Sweets Crossing ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Sweets Crossing: Sweets Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Sweets Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sweets Crossing may originally have been Sweet's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sweets Crossing might be written as Sweet Crossing.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sweets Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sweets Crossing.

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 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 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.

Sweets Crossing is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.

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

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Sweets Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweets Crossing, with the one closest to Sweets Crossing listed first.
    • Northville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranberry Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
    • North Broadalbin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
    • Jackson Summit
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
    • Mayfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Broadalbin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mills Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
    • Perth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Perth is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
    • Berkshire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Gloversville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Progress
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweets Crossing, with the one closest to Sweets Crossing listed first.
    • Benson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Arietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Gilmantown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Piseco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Speculator
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweets Crossing, with the one closest to Sweets Crossing listed first.
    • Fort Plain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dolgeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Salisbury Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweets Crossing, with the one closest to Sweets Crossing listed first.
    • Wallins Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
    • Fort Johnson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hagaman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harrower
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Harrower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
    • Rockton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rockton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • Tribes Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Amsterdam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Auriesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cranesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fonda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fonda is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <2>
    • Fultonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Randall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Randall is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweets Crossing, with the one closest to Sweets Crossing listed first.
    • Edinburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Batchellerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • Hagedorns Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
    • Whiteside Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
    • Day Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Mosherville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Galway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Porter Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Allentown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • South Corinth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Rock City Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Birchton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Birchton is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweets Crossing, with the one closest to Sweets Crossing listed first.
    • Glenville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pattersonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Rotterdam Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mariaville Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
    • Mariaville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Stoodley Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
    • Braman Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
    • Rynex Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
    • East Glenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
    • Alplaus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <2>
  • Schoharie County
    • Esperance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweets Crossing, with the one closest to Sweets Crossing listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Lake Luzerne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Glens Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
    • Athol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Glens Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake George
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bakers Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Warrensburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Sweets Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweets Crossing.

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 Sweets Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Main Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gifford Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Christie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Berry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Yates Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Munsonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Riceville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (311 more) ...
    • Wadswarth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Sweets Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sweets Crossing.

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

  • Sacandaga Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sacandaga Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacandaga Park
  • Cranberry Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
  • Northville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Broadalbin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
  • Benedict
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Benedict is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
  • Edinburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Benson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Benson is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Mayfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Batchellerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
  • Munsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Munsonville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
  • Union Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Broadalbin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • West Day
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • West Day is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Day
    • Bleecker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bleecker is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker

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

Newspapers Published in Sweets Crossing ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweets Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sweets Crossing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sweets Crossing.

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 Sweets Crossing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Sweets Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sweets Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.