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 Vischer Ferry (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 Vischer Ferry. 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.
Name Variations for Vischer Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Vischer Ferry: Vischer Fry. (or less commonly used: Vischer Frry.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Vischer Ferry is located in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Vischer Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vischer Ferry:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Vischer Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Groom Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Halfmoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clifton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Country Knolls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Burnt Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Round Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Mechanicville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Lisha Kill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Latham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cohoes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roessleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Green Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loudonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watervliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Guilderland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartmans Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Fullers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- North Chatham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Riders Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Niverville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Valatie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chatham Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Mills Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Perth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Broadalbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Mayfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Medway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Coxsackie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Cranesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Burtonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Fort Johnson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tribes Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auriesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Lansingburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Sycaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Albia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Rensselaer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Defreestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Wyantskill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Couse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Hampton Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Raymertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Niskayuna
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aqueduct
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Rotterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Princetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rotterdam Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Duane Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Esperance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gallupville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Schoharie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middleburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Livingstonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Archdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Center Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Center White Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Battenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- White Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- Bennington County (VT)
- Pownal Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vischer Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Vischer Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Vischer Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vischer Ferry.
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 Vischer Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vischer Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Amity Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65311 <2>
- Niskayuna Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sicker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sicker Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Latham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66298 <2>
- Witbeck Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Witbeck Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Latham.
- The Witbeck Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Witbeck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344972 <2>
- Grooms Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Colonie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64479 <2>
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Colonie.
- The Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lisha Kill Cemetery
- Lishakill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800120 <2>
- Memorys Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorys Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorys Garden Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colonie.
- The Memorys Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65259 <2>
- West Crescent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Woodlawn.
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. Joseph's Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66021 <2>
- Continue List (502 more) ...
- Shaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Myers - Clute Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Cohoes.
- The St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66141 <2>
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 Vischer Ferry had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vischer Ferry, with the one closest to Vischer Ferry listed first.
- Niskayuna
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Groom Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Lisha Kill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Dunsbach Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dunsbach Ferry is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsbach Ferry
- Shakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shakers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
- Aqueduct
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Karner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- Halfmoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Clifton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alplaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Schenectady
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cohoes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elnora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vischer Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vischer Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Vischer Ferry ...
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 327 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vischer Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vischer Ferry, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vischer Ferry.
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 Vischer Ferry:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Washington County
- Bennington 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 from Point A (ie- Vischer Ferry) 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 Vischer Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |