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 Hoosick (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 Hoosick. 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 Hoosick ...
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 Hoosick: W. Hoosick
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 doctors 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.
West Hoosick is located in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County: Berkshire (MA), Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Washington & Bennington (VT).
Below are the counties that are near West Hoosick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Hoosick:
- Rensselaer County (The home county of West Hoosick)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Hoosick Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buskirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosick Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Boyntonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Potter Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Johnsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walloomsac
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Hoosick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Petersburg Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Valley Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raymertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Cohoes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Latham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Menands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loudonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roessleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Colonie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Glenmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Riders Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Stillwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mechanicville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchums Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchums Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchums Corners
- Victory Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Victory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Village of Victory has also been known as:
- Victory village
- Halfmoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Deans Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Schuylerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Cedar Bluffs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Niskayuna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Alplaus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Stoodley Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- Schenectady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Glens Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Glens Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glens Falls
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Center White Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Center Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Fly Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- White Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- Archdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- North Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Anaquassacook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anaquassacook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook
- Battenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- East Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Berkshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Greylock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Briggsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- North Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- New Ashford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Ashford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Zylonite
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zylonite is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylonite
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
- Renfrew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrew is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Arnoldville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Cheshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Florida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Town Crest Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Town Crest Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Crest Village
- Franklin County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Monroe Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- Rowe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Bennington County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- North Bennington
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- Shaftsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Pownal Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Shaftsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Woodford Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodford Hollow is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford Hollow
- Woodford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Stratton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stratton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stratton is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Podunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Podunk is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- West Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Dover is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
- Whitingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitingham is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
- West Wardsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Hoosick, see our County-by-County Page for West Hoosick.
Cemeteries Near West Hoosick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Hoosick.
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 Hoosick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Hoosick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- West Hoosick Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hoosick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burden Ore Bed - Sherwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paddock - Peckham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (457 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aikens Corners Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Hoosick had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Hoosick, with the one closest to West Hoosick listed first.
- Hoosick Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hoosick Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Eagle Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyntonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Potter Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Johnsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pittstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Hoosick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walloomsac
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- South Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cambridge
- Center White Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Tomhannock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tomhannock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhannock
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Center Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Petersburg Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- West Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cambridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Hoosick. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Hoosick.
Newspapers Published in West Hoosick ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Hoosick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Hoosick, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Hoosick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hoosick:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rensselaer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Bennington County
- Windham 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 'straight-line' (or 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 Hoosick) 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 Hoosick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |