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 Galway (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 Galway. 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 Galway ...
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 Galway: W. Galway
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 Galway is primarily located in Fulton County. A portion of West Galway extends into 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 Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.
Below are the counties that are near West Galway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Galway:
- Fulton County (The home county of West Galway)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Mills Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Perth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Broadalbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Cranberry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Jackson Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Gloversville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Fullers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Lisha Kill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Knox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Meadowdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Colonie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Cohoes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roessleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Benson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Arietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Blackbridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
- Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Herkimer County
- Fort Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Hagaman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Wallins Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Cranesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tribes Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fonda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Randall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Schaghticoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Pleasantdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Valley Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Johnsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Albia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Rensselaer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Galway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whiteside Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- West Charlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Hagedorns Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Mosherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Birchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Harmony Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Charlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Milton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Rock City Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Ballston Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Ballston Spa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rotterdam Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mariaville Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Stoodley Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- East Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Scotia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alplaus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Braman Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Aqueduct
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Esperance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Argusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Howes Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cobleskill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Sharon Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Lake Luzerne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- West Glens Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Stony Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Galway, see our County-by-County Page for West Galway.
Cemeteries Near West Galway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Galway.
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 Galway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Galway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- West Galway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Hagaman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagaman Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Galway Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hageman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Charlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- Perth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael 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.<2>
While we didn't find West Galway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Galway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Galway, with the one closest to West Galway listed first.
- Galway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Galway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Galway is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Galway
- Rockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Mills Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- West Charlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Perth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mosherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Hagedorns Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Cranesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Birchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Barkersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barkersville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkersville
- Broadalbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Galway. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Galway.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of West Galway ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Galway.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of West Galway. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of West Galway and those printed in the larger area surrounding West Galway.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of West Galway.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Galway:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren County
- Washington 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> | 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 Galway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Galway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |