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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Thurman is located in Warren 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 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)
    • Chestertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverbank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Holcombville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
    • Harrisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Bolton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • 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)
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
    • Schroon Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Severance
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Boreas River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Boreas River is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreas River
    • Blue Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • 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)
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
  • 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)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Speculator
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sabael
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Indian Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Benson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • 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.
    • Allentown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Hadley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Day Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Corinth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • South Glens Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • English Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Batchellerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • South Corinth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Edinburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Gurn Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
    • Gansevoort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • 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)
    • Chubbs Dock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
    • Whitehall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dresden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • North Granville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
    • Hartford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • 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)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • West Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
    • Benson Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing

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.

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 Thurman - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Pendell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Combs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Combs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest 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 <3>
  • 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)
  • Wevertown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Van Dusen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Darrowsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillingham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Scofield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Warren County Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lamb Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wakley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

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)
    • The Glen is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Glen
  • Johnsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wevertown
    (7 miles [11.3 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)
  • Oregon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • North Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake George
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bolton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Brant Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Igerna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Igerna is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igerna

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]<2>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Thurman:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Thurman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.