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 Tripoli (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 Tripoli. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Tripoli is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Tripoli. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tripoli:
- Washington County (The home county of Tripoli)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tripoli, with the one closest to Tripoli listed first.
- Kingsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Fort Ann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hudson Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Comstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Edward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- South Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
- East Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Granville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Belcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belcher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tripoli, with the one closest to Tripoli listed first.
- South Glens Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Gansevoort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jewell Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
- Hadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gurn Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Grangerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Kings Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- Allentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Allentown is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tripoli, with the one closest to Tripoli listed first.
- Queensbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Glens Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Glens Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Bolton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warrensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Luzerne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Bolton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Athol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tripoli, with the one closest to Tripoli listed first.
- West Rupert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
- Rupert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Rupert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandgate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tripoli, with the one closest to Tripoli listed first.
- Wells
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pawlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Poultney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pawlet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Fair Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poultney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- West Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Fair Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Middletown Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Middletown Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tripoli, see our County-by-County Page for Tripoli.
Cemeteries Near Tripoli ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tripoli.
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 Tripoli - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tripoli covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tripoli, with the one closest to Tripoli listed first.
- Griswold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sheldon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scotch Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orcutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ft. Ann Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine VIew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine VIew Cemetery
- The Pine VIew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pineview Cemetery
- Glens Falls 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.<4>
While we didn't find Tripoli in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tripoli.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tripoli, with the one closest to Tripoli listed first.
- Pattens Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
- Queensbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Fort Ann
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Fort Ann is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fort Ann
- Kingsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Fort Ann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- French Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- French Mountain is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
- Glens Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Glens Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Cleverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Lake George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fort Edward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Comstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tripoli. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tripoli.
Newspapers Published in Tripoli ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tripoli.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tripoli, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tripoli.
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 Tripoli:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Saratoga County
- Warren County
- Bennington County
- Rutland 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tripoli) 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 Tripoli, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |