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 West Berne (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 West Berne. 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 West Berne ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Berne: W. Berne
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 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.
West Berne 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 West Berne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Berne:
- Albany County (The home county of West Berne)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Berne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Berne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- South Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Rensselaerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- New Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Westerlo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Preston Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Kinderhook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Niverville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valatie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Rossman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Perth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Johnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Berkshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Broadalbin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Gloversville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Medway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Brooksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Windham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gayhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Cairo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Herkimer County
- Fort Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Burtonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Cranesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Auriesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Fort Johnson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Hagaman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harrower
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Fultonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Randall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Calcutta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Center Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- South Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Worcester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Rensselaer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Schodack Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Couse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Greenbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Defreestville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Schodack Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Albia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Best
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Luther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Groom Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Charlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- West Charlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Burnt Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Elnora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Clifton Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Jonesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ballston Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Birchton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Country Knolls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Delanson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duanesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Braman Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Princetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Mariaville Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Rotterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Gallupville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schoharie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Central Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Esperance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Livingstonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Howes Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Breakabeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Greenbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Berne, see our County-by-County Page for West Berne.
Cemeteries Near West Berne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Berne.
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 West Berne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Berne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Berne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66790 <3>
- Berne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Berne.
- The Berne Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaverdam Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63962 <3>
- Zimmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Mountain Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gallupville Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cornwell Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of East Berne.
- The Cornwell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornwell Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332108 <3>
- Miller Family Cemetery
- The Miller Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Family Cemetery
- The Miller Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265858 <3>
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zeh Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeh Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zeh Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of East Berne.
- The Zeh Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zeh Family Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275491 <3>
- Knox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Knox.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207976 <3>
- Continue List (582 more) ...
- Old Knox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Knox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Knox Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Knox.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233053 <3>
- Saddlemire Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barkman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Berne had a population of 269 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Berne, with the one closest to West Berne listed first.
- Berne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gallupville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shutter Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shutter Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutter Corners
- Huntersland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
- East Berne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- South Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Helderberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Helderberg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helderberg
- Quaker Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middleburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompsons Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Lake is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Lake
- Schoharie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rensselaerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wolf Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wolf Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
- Franklinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Berne. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Berne.
Newspapers Published in West Berne ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Berne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Berne, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Berne.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 West Berne:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Albany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Berne) 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 West Berne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |