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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 Unionville (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 Unionville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Unionville is located in Albany 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 Albany County: Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady & Schoharie.

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

  • Albany County     (The home county of Unionville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Feura Bush
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Slingerlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New Scotland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Scotland is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
    • Delmar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethlehem Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
    • Voorheesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Salem
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • New Salem is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Normansville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Normansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
    • Beckers Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
    • South Bethlehem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
    • Glenmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Niverville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Chatham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Chatham is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
    • Valatie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinderhook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatham Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
    • Riders Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
    • Rossman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Rossman is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
    • Rock City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Chatham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Britain ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • New Britain is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • Ghent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Moorhouse Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Medway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Medway is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Surprise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Greenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Norton Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
    • Coxsackie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gayhead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Gayhead is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
    • Oak Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodstock is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Cairo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cornwallville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Cairo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • South Cairo is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
    • Athens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Burtonsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
    • Cranesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Amsterdam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagaman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrower
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
    • Rockton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • Wallins Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
    • Auriesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Johnson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rensselaer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Rensselaer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hampton Manor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
    • Castleton-on-Hudson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Couse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
    • East Greenbush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Defreestville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
    • Schodack Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Schodack Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
    • Best
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Best is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
    • Luther
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • East Schodack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Albia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Albia is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Halfmoon Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
    • Groom Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
    • Waterford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfmoon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifton Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Elnora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Elnora is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
    • Burnt Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jonesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Country Knolls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
    • Charlton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Charlton is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
    • Coons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Coons is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
    • Mechanicville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Niskayuna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rotterdam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Schenectady
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Duane Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
    • Princetown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
    • Scotia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <1>
    • Duanesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
    • Alplaus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Aqueduct
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
    • Rynex Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
    • East Glenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
    • Delanson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Gallupville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Livingstonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • Esperance
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Bates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Middleburgh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Schoharie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Central Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Broome Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • Howes Cave
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Manorkill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Breakabeen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
  • Washington County
    • Crandall Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Hancock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Shaker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Richmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people

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

Cemeteries Near Unionville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unionville.

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

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

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

  • Mead Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Mead Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mead Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Delmar.
    • The Mead Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mead Family Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2393557 <3>
  • Oliver Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Oliver Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oliver Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Delmar.
    • The Oliver Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aaron Oliver Family Burying Ground
    • Aaron Oliver Family Cemetery
    • Oliver Family Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980592 <3>
  • VanNatten Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VanNatten Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the VanNatten Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Clarksville.
    • The VanNatten Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Van Atten Cemetery
    • Van Natten Cemetery
    • Van Natten Family Cemetery
    • VanNatten Cemetery
    • VanNatten Family Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514490 <3>
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kimmey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Edward Haswell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Bethlehem Center.
    • The Edward Haswell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Edward Haswell Family Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2446919 <3>
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Christian LaGrange Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Onesquethaw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Beckers Corners.
    • The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethlehem Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64434 <3>
  • Continue List   (511 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bethlehem Center.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Ann's Calvary Cemetery
      • St. John's Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64112 <3>
    • Holy Spirit Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bussing Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussing Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bussing Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bethlehem Center.
      • The Bussing Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bussing Burial Ground
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2516206 <3>

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 Unionville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Unionville.

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

  • Feura Bush
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • New Scotland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Scotland is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
  • Slingerlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Delmar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
  • Voorheesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • New Salem is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • South Bethlehem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
  • Beckers Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
  • Normansville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Normansville is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
  • Selkirk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wemple
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Wemple is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
    • Glenmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Meadowdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale

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

Newspapers Published in Unionville ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unionville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Unionville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Unionville.

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 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 Unionville:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Unionville) 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 Unionville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.