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 Waters Edge (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 Waters Edge. 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 Waters Edge ...
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.
While the name of this community is Waters Edge, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Waters Edge may originally have been Water's Edge.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Waters Edge might be written as Water Edge.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Waters Edge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waters Edge.
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 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.
Waters Edge 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 Waters Edge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waters Edge:
- Saratoga County (The home county of Waters Edge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Saratoga Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Cedar Bluffs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Deans Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Riley Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Cove is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cove
- Saratoga Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchums Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Stillwater Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Gates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Grangerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Ballston Spa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Factory Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Cohoes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Latham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Watervliet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Newtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colonie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loudonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Menands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fullers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Guilderland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Mills Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Union Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- North Broadalbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Broadalbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Perth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Northville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Mayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Hagaman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cranesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrower
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Rockton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Amsterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Johnson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tribes Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buskirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Eagle Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Raymertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Boyntonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Pittstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Hoosick Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Sycaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Hoosick Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Alplaus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- East Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Glenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Niskayuna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rotterdam Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Schenectady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rotterdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- West Glens Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Glens Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lake Luzerne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Queensbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- North Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Crandall Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Archdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Fly Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Center Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- North Greenwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- South Argyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
- Battenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- Coila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Argyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Edward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- North Bennington
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Shaftsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Shaftsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Sandgate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- West Rupert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waters Edge, see our County-by-County Page for Waters Edge.
Cemeteries Near Waters Edge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waters Edge.
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 Waters Edge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waters Edge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Ramsdill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Malta Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- Daniel's Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Munger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Waters Edge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waters Edge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waters Edge, with the one closest to Waters Edge listed first.
- Saratoga Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saratoga Lake is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Lake
- Cedar Bluffs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Deans Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Wayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayville
- Ketchums Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Saratoga Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Quaker Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quaker Springs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Springs
- Burgoyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burgoyne is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoyne
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballston Spa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grangerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kings Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- East Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Line is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Line
- Maltaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waters Edge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waters Edge.
Newspapers Published in Waters Edge ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waters Edge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waters Edge, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waters Edge.
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 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 Waters Edge:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saratoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Bennington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Waters Edge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Waters Edge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |