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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 West Fort Ann (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 Fort Ann. 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 Fort Ann ...

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 West Fort Ann: W. Ft. Ann (or less commonly used: W. Frt. Ann)

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 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.

West Fort Ann is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Addison (VT), Bennington (VT) & Rutland (VT).

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of West Fort Ann)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Fort Ann, with the one closest to West Fort Ann listed first.
    • Kingsbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Fort Ann
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Comstock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Adamsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Hartford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Fort Edward
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Hartford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
    • East Hartford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
    • North Granville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
    • Truthville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Truthville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
    • Argyle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Belcher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Belcher is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Fort Ann, with the one closest to West Fort Ann listed first.
    • South Glens Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • English Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Gansevoort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jewell Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
    • Hadley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gurn Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
    • Wilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Northumberland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
    • Allentown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Kings Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
    • South Corinth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Grangerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Fort Ann, with the one closest to West Fort Ann listed first.
    • Queensbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brayton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brayton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Glens Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake George
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bolton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • West Glens Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
    • Bolton Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Warrensburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Bolton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
    • Athol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Luzerne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverbank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Stony Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Fort Ann, with the one closest to West Fort Ann listed first.
    • Orwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Orwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Fort Ann, with the one closest to West Fort Ann listed first.
    • Rupert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Rupert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
    • Rupert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Dorset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandgate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandgate is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Dorset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Arlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
    • Manchester Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
    • Manchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Fort Ann, with the one closest to West Fort Ann listed first.
    • Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Poultney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <1>
    • Pawlet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Wells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Wells is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • West Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Pawlet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Poultney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
    • West Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
    • Fair Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Middletown Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Middletown Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Benson Landing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing

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

Cemeteries Near West Fort Ann ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Fort Ann.

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 Fort Ann - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Griswold Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sheldon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harrisena Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Orcutt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Scotch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotch Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Austin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ft. Ann Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (311 more) ...
    • Moss Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Welch Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine VIew Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine VIew Cemetery
      • The Pine VIew Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pineview Cemetery

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 Fort Ann had a population of 788 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Queensbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pattens Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pattens Mills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattens Mills
  • Kingsbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Brayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brayton is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
  • Fort Ann
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cleverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • French Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • French Mountain is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
  • Glens Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Adamsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Adamsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Comstock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake George
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • South Glens Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • South Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Bay is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
    • Fort Edward
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Hartford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford

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

Newspapers Published in West Fort Ann ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Fort Ann.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Fort Ann, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Fort Ann.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fort Ann:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Fort Ann) 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 Fort Ann, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.