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 Tamarack (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 Tamarack. 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 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 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.
Tamarack 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 Tamarack. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tamarack:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of Tamarack)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- Quackenkill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
- Raymertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pittstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Poestenkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sycaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Boyntonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Lansingburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Albia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- Cohoes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watervliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loudonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Roessleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Normansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Colonie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- North Chatham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Riders Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Niverville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- Canaan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Concord is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Valatie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Kinderhook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Halfmoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halfmoon Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Mechanicville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Coons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Groom Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Country Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Elnora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Stillwater Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- Niskayuna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alplaus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- East Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Schenectady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stoodley Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Rotterdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Princetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rotterdam Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Center Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Fly Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- North Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Center White Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Archdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- White Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Anaquassacook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Battenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Greylock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- North Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Briggsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Renfrew
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Zylonite
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Lanesborough
(23 miles [37 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
- Arnoldville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Cheshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- Pownal Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Bennington
(18 miles [29 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
- North Bennington
(18 miles [29 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
- Old Bennington
(18 miles [29 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
- Paper Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Shaftsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Shaftsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Woodford Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Stamford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Shaftsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tamarack, see our County-by-County Page for Tamarack.
Cemeteries Near Tamarack ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tamarack.
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 Tamarack - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tamarack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- Martin Hayner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Opposite Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aikens Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bonesteel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Cooksborough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills Cemetery
- The Eagle Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millville Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coonradt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- Brookside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brookins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Tamarack in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tamarack.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tamarack, with the one closest to Tamarack listed first.
- Cropseyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quackenkill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
- Haynersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haynersville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynersville
- Raymertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Eagle Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poestenkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pittstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Tomhannock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tomhannock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhannock
- Boyntonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lansingburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Green Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tamarack. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tamarack.
Newspapers Published in Tamarack ...
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 323 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tamarack.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tamarack, 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 Tamarack.
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 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 Tamarack:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin 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 Tamarack, 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- Tamarack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |