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 Middleburgh (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 Middleburgh. 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 Middleburgh ...
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 Middleburgh: W. Middleburgh
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Middleburgh. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Middleburgh.
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 hospitals 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 Middleburgh is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.
Below are the counties that are near West Middleburgh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Middleburgh:
- Schoharie County (The home county of West Middleburgh)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Middleburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Schoharie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Franklinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Breakabeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Howes Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vintonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Gallupville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Central Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cobleskill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Livingstonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Broome Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Preston Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Knox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Cooksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Medusa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Westerlo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Simpsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Kortright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bovina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Halcottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Sammonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ephratah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Perth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Norton Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Windham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Jewett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Gayhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Fort Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Burtonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Lykers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Ames
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Randall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Auriesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Fonda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fultonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cranesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Canajoharie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sprout Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Calcutta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- South Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Center Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Worcester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Westford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roseboom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schenevus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middlefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Westville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Maryland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- Schodack Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Charlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Groom Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- West Charlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Delanson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Braman Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duane Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Rotterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ulster County
- Bushnellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Middleburgh, see our County-by-County Page for West Middleburgh.
Cemeteries Near West Middleburgh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Middleburgh.
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 Middleburgh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Middleburgh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Mattice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Middleburgh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Armlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barkman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barkman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Village of West Fulton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Breakabeen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- Guernsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huntersland School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Middleburgh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Middleburgh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Middleburgh, with the one closest to West Middleburgh listed first.
- Middleburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fultonham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patria is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patria
- Breakabeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- East Cobleskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cobleskill
- Franklinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Huntersland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
- Schoharie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Fulton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fulton
- Howes Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vintonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Gallupville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barnerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnerville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnerville
- Shutter Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shutter Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutter Corners
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Middleburgh. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Middleburgh.
Newspapers Published in West Middleburgh ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Middleburgh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Middleburgh, 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 Middleburgh.
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 Middleburgh:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schoharie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Ulster 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> | 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 Middleburgh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Middleburgh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |