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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 Granville (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 Granville. 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 Granville ...

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 Granville: W. Granville

You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Granville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Granville.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

West Granville 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 Granville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Granville:

  • Washington County     (The home county of West Granville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Granville, with the one closest to West Granville listed first.
    • North Granville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • North Granville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
    • Truthville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Truthville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
    • Comstock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Middle Granville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Granville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Fort Ann
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Whitehall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • East Hartford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • East Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
    • South Hartford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • South Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
    • North Hebron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • North Hebron is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hebron
  • Essex County
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Granville, with the one closest to West Granville listed first.
    • South Glens Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Gansevoort
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewell Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
    • Northumberland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Northumberland is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
    • Hadley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gurn Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
    • Schuylerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grangerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grangerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangerville
    • Victory Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Granville, with the one closest to West Granville listed first.
    • Brayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Brayton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Queensbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bolton Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sabbath Day Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
    • Bolton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Glens Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake George
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • North Bolton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
    • Silver Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • West Glens Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
    • Warrensburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hague
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Granville, with the one closest to West Granville listed first.
    • Orwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Orwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • East Shoreham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
    • Richville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Whiting
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Whiting is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Whiting
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Leicester Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Leicester Junction is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
    • Shoreham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Shoreham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Bennington County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Granville, with the one closest to West Granville listed first.
    • Rupert
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Rupert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Rupert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Rupert is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rupert
    • Dorset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dorset is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
    • Sandgate
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Barnumville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Barnumville is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville
    • Manchester Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center
    • Manchester
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Manchester Depot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot
    • Arlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Rutland County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Granville, with the one closest to West Granville listed first.
    • Poultney
      (7 miles [11.3 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>
    • Wells
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Wells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Poultney
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Pawlet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Fair Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawlet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • West Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • West Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
  • Windsor County (VT)
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Weston is located in Windsor County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people

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

Cemeteries Near West Granville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Granville.

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 Granville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • North Granville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Comstock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mettawee Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ft. Ann Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (361 more) ...
    • Hooker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenmont Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 West Granville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Granville.

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

  • North Granville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Granville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
  • Truthville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Truthville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
  • Slyboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Slyboro is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slyboro
  • Comstock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Middle Granville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Raceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Raceville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceville
  • Granville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Ann
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hartford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hartford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • South Granville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Granville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granville
  • South Poultney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poultney
  • South Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • South Hartford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hartford
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • East Hartford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • East Hartford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
    • Whitehall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Poultney
      (7 miles [11.3 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>

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

Newspapers Published in West Granville ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Granville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Granville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Granville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 West Granville:

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>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 Granville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Granville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.