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 Saint Johnsville (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 Saint Johnsville. 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 Saint Johnsville ...
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 Saint Johnsville: W. St. Johnsville
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 doctors 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 Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near West Saint Johnsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Saint Johnsville:
- Montgomery County (The home county of West Saint Johnsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saint Johnsville, with the one closest to West Saint Johnsville listed first.
- Saint Johnsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mindenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Hallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Brookman Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Nelliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palatine Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canajoharie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sprout Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ames
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Fonda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saint Johnsville, with the one closest to West Saint Johnsville listed first.
- Crum Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Lassellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Ephratah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Middle Sprite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Garoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Emmonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sammonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Gloversville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berkshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Progress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saint Johnsville, with the one closest to West Saint Johnsville listed first.
- Arietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Morehouseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
- Benson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saint Johnsville, with the one closest to West Saint Johnsville listed first.
- Fort Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Newville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Dolgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Salisbury Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Paines Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Edicks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- East Herkimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Herkimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saint Johnsville, with the one closest to West Saint Johnsville listed first.
- North Gage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Gage is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
- Clayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Pine Village Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Utica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Sauquoit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trenton Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Hartford is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- New York Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saint Johnsville, with the one closest to West Saint Johnsville listed first.
- Middle Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Cherry Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Springfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Middlefield Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Richfield Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseboom
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Pleasant Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- South Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Middlefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Cooperstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga County
- Hagedorns Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saint Johnsville, with the one closest to West Saint Johnsville listed first.
- Braman Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Mariaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Saint Johnsville, with the one closest to West Saint Johnsville listed first.
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Sharon Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Argusville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Seward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Janesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Lawyersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Cobleskill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Warnerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmondville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Howes Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Esperance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Saint Johnsville, see our County-by-County Page for West Saint Johnsville.
Cemeteries Near West Saint Johnsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Saint Johnsville.
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 Saint Johnsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Saint Johnsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Saint Johnsville, with the one closest to West Saint Johnsville listed first.
- West St. Johnsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prospect View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Klock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walrath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Klock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Castle Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chatsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Saint Johnsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Saint Johnsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Saint Johnsville, with the one closest to West Saint Johnsville listed first.
- Mindenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Saint Johnsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crum Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- East Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Creek is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creek
- Hallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Indian Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Castle is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Castle
- Fort Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oppenheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oppenheim is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppenheim
- Ingham Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingham Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham Mills
- Newville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Starkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Freysbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freysbush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysbush
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nelliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lassellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Stone Arabia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Arabia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Arabia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Saint Johnsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Saint Johnsville.
Newspapers Published in West Saint Johnsville ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Saint Johnsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Saint Johnsville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Saint Johnsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Saint Johnsville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Oneida County
- Otsego County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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 Saint Johnsville, 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 Saint Johnsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |