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 Windham (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 Windham. 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.
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 and 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.
Windham is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.
Below are the counties that are near Windham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windham:
- Greene County (The home county of Windham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Brooksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brooksburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Jewett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- Cornwallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spruceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Tannersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Kill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norton Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
- Haines Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Cooksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Potter Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Preston Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Medusa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Westerlo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Westerlo is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
- Westerlo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dormansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dormansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
- South Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Alcove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coeymans Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lorenz Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Burden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Greenport Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Rossman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Stottville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Churchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Glenco Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Kinderhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elizaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Grand Gorge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fleischmanns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Halcottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stamford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hobart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Kingston is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
- Margaretville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harpersfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bovina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- South Kortright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Kortright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Tivoli
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
- Red Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Red Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
- Rhinecliff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Schodack Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady County
- Delanson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Manorkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Bates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- West Conesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
- Broome Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
- Livingstonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
- Franklinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- North Blenheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- South Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Middleburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vintonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Gallupville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Bushnellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
- Shandaken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenicia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shady is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Big Indian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quarryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quarryville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Bearsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Oliverea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windham, see our County-by-County Page for Windham.
Cemeteries Near Windham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windham.
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 Windham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Windham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ashland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hensonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Society Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peck Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaches Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maplecrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peter Van Orden Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Sutton Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chase Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Windham had a population of 690 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Hensonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jewett Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett Center is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
- East Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Windham is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windham
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cornwallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manorkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Durham is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Spruceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spruceton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windham.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Windham ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windham.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Windham. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Windham and those printed in the larger area surrounding Windham.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Windham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Windham:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Columbia County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Rensselaer County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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> | 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 Windham, 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 from Point A (ie- Windham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |