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 Taborton (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 Taborton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Taborton is located in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County: Berkshire (MA), Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington & Bennington (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Taborton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taborton:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of Taborton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Sand Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Averill Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Stephentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Center Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
- Poestenkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Hoag Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Sliters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- West Sand Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Nassau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Best
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Green Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <1>
- Menands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cohoes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loudonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Normansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- West Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Riders Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- North Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Canaan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Niverville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Chatham Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- New Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Rock City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Valatie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Coxsackie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Surprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Groom Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Willow Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Country Knolls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Elnora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Niskayuna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Rotterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Princetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Center White Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Center Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- White Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- North Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Archdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Anaquassacook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- New Ashford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Lanesborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
- Farnams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farnams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams
- Shaker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Cheshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Greylock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Town Crest Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village
- Berkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Adams
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Arnoldville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Monroe Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- West Hawley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Hawley is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hawley
- Rowe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Hampshire County (MA)
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Pownal Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Bennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Bennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Stamford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Stamford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- North Bennington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- South Shaftsbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Woodford Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Woodford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taborton, see our County-by-County Page for Taborton.
Cemeteries Near Taborton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taborton.
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 Taborton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taborton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Fifty Six Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Larkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Berlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonesteel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snyder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (429 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Taborton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taborton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taborton, with the one closest to Taborton listed first.
- Sand Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Averill Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Stephentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- North Nassau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
- Center Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
- Poestenkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sliters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Hoag Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Stephentown Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stephentown Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephentown Center
- North Stephentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stephentown
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- West Sand Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Nassau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Cropseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Best
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taborton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taborton.
Newspapers Published in Taborton ...
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 327 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taborton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taborton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taborton.
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 either 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 Taborton:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampshire County
- Bennington 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 Taborton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taborton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |