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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 Thurman (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 Thurman. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Thurman is located in Warren County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Thurman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurman, with the one closest to Thurman listed first.
    • Athol
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Warrensburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wevertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bakers Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Riparius
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Riverbank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
    • Holcombville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holcombville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
    • Harrisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
    • Bolton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Brant Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
      • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <1>
    • Lake George
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurman, with the one closest to Thurman listed first.
    • Minerva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Loch Muller
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
    • Schroon Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Severance
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Blue Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurman, with the one closest to Thurman listed first.
    • Northville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cranberry Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurman, with the one closest to Thurman listed first.
    • Wells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilmantown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
    • Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Speculator
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <1>
    • Sabael
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Indian Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Benson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
    • Piseco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurman, with the one closest to Thurman listed first.
    • Hadley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Day Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Corinth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
    • South Glens Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • English Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
    • Batchellerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
    • South Corinth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
    • Edinburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
    • Wilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Gurn Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
    • Porter Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Gansevoort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurman, with the one closest to Thurman listed first.
    • Huletts Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fort Ann
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kingsbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
    • Hudson Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Comstock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fort Edward
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
      • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <1>
    • Chubbs Dock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chubbs Dock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
    • Whitehall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <1>
    • Adamsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
      • Dresden is located in Washington County
    • North Granville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
    • Hartford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
    • South Hartford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Hartford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
      • South Hartford is located in Washington County
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thurman, with the one closest to Thurman listed first.
    • West Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • West Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Benson Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)

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

Cemeteries Near Thurman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thurman.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Russell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pendell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Combs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Combs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of Warrensburg.
    • The Combs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cat's Corner Cemetery
    • Hoag Cemetery
    • Sitting Bull Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188829 <5>
  • St. Cecilia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Warrensburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wevertown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wevertown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wevertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Dusen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Dusen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Dusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Darrowsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darrowsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darrowsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dillingham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scofield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scofield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Warren County Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren County Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lamb Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wakley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Thurman had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Athol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • The Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Glen
    • The Glen is located in Warren County
  • Johnsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stony Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Warrensburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bakers Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Riparius
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chestertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
    • Chestertown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <1>
  • Oregon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
  • North Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
    • North Creek is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Creek <1>
  • Lake George
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Warren County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Brant Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
      • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <1>
    • Igerna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Igerna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igerna
      • Igerna is located in Warren County
    • Bolton Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Thurman ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thurman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thurman, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thurman.

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 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 Thurman:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thurman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thurman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thurman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5334, Longitude: -73.9160       In this case, the coordinates for Thurman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Thurman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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