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 Tomhannock (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 Tomhannock. 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.
Tomhannock 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 Tomhannock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tomhannock:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of Tomhannock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- Valley Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schaghticoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raymertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Pittstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Boyntonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Potter Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Quackenkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
- Pleasantdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Buskirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- Cohoes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Latham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loudonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Menands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roessleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colonie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- Riders Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- North Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Niverville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- Cranesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halfmoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Stillwater Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Coons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Halfmoon Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Clifton Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ketchums Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Country Knolls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Round Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- Niskayuna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Schenectady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville - 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
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- Glens Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Center Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Fly Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Center White Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Archdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- White Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Battenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Anaquassacook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- Williamstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Greylock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- New Ashford
(23 miles [37 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
- North Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Zylonite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Renfrew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Arnoldville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Cheshire
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Town Crest Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village
- Franklin County (MA)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- North Bennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Paper Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bennington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal
(17 miles [27.4 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
- South Shaftsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Shaftsbury
(18 miles [29 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
- Shaftsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Windham County (VT)
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tomhannock, see our County-by-County Page for Tomhannock.
Cemeteries Near Tomhannock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tomhannock.
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 Tomhannock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tomhannock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cooksborough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aikens Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brookins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Hoosick Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Opposite Brick Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martin Hayner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Tomhannock had a population of 248 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tomhannock, with the one closest to Tomhannock listed first.
- Valley Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raymertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Pittstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Johnsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schaghticoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyntonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Haynersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haynersville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynersville
- Crandall Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- West Hoosick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Hoosick is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hoosick
- Reynolds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reynolds is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Quackenkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Potter Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- South Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cambridge
- South Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tomhannock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tomhannock.
Newspapers Published in Tomhannock ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tomhannock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tomhannock, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tomhannock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Tomhannock:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Montgomery County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Bennington County
- Windham 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tomhannock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tomhannock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |