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 Perth (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 Perth. 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 Perth ...
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 Perth: W. Perth
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Perth. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Perth.
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 and doctors 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 Perth is located in Fulton 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 Perth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Perth:
- Fulton County (The home county of West Perth)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Progress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Perth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Berkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Broadalbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gloversville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Jackson Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Mills Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- North Broadalbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Sammonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Knox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Lisha Kill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Meadowdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- East Berne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Colonie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Voorheesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Benson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Arietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Blackbridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
- Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gilmantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Fort Plain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dolgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Starkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Salisbury Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Little Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Tribes Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrower
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Auriesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hagaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Fonda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fultonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Burtonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Center Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Cherry Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- South Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Whiteside Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Hagedorns Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Galway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Charlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Mosherville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Birchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Charlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Harmony Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Batchellerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Ballston Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braman Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Mariaville Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rotterdam Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Delanson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Duanesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Princetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Scotia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Esperance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Argusville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Central Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Schoharie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lawyersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cobleskill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Janesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Lake Luzerne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Perth, see our County-by-County Page for West Perth.
Cemeteries Near West Perth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Perth.
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 Perth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Perth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Kline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vail Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Dale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fern Dale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Gloversville.
- The Fern Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fern Dale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64526 <2>
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Perth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Perth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Perth, with the one closest to West Perth listed first.
- Perth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Tribes Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broadalbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gloversville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Munsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Munsonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
- Kingsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsboro is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsboro
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fultonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auriesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Perth. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Perth.
Newspapers Published in West Perth ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Perth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Perth, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Perth.
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 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 Perth:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Warren 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 Perth, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Perth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |