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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 Willow Glen (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 Willow Glen. 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 Willow Glen ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Willow Glen: Willow Gln.

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.

Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saratoga County: Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Warren & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Willow Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow Glen:

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

Cemeteries Near Willow Glen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Glen.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yellow Meeting House Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Meeting House Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Meeting House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudson View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifton Park Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Park Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Park Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stillwater Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stillwater Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stillwater Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millious Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millious Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millious Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Dunning Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Line Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Line Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Line Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jonesville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Willow Glen had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Saratoga Junciton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Saratoga Junciton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saratoga Junciton
    • East Saratoga Junciton is located in Saratoga County
  • Coons
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
    • Coons is located in Saratoga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coons
    • From Willow Glen to Coons
  • Ushers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ushers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ushers
    • Ushers is located in Saratoga County
  • Mechanicville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Reynolds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Reynolds is located in Rensselaer County
  • Stillwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Maltaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maltaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
    • Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
  • Round Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
    • Round Lake is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <2>
  • Clifton Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park
    • Clifton Park is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Park <2>
  • Stillwater Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elnora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elnora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
    • Elnora is located in Saratoga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elnora
    • From Willow Glen to Elnora
  • Bemis Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bemis Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Heights
    • Bemis Heights is located in Saratoga County
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    • Wayville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayville
      • Wayville is located in Saratoga County
    • Malta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>
    • Jonesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Willow Glen ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Glen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Glen, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow Glen.

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 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 Willow Glen:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow Glen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Willow Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Willow Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9201, Longitude: -73.7213       In this case, the coordinates for Willow Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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