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 Woodruff Heights (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 Woodruff Heights. 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 Woodruff Heights ...
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 Woodruff Heights: Woodruff Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 and doctors 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.
Woodruff Heights is located in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Woodruff Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodruff Heights:
- Schenectady County (The home county of Woodruff Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodruff Heights, with the one closest to Woodruff Heights listed first.
- Stoodley Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoodley Corners is also located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- East Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Glenville is also located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Alplaus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct is also located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Schenectady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia is also located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <1>
- Rotterdam Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rotterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pattersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Niskayuna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodruff Heights, with the one closest to Woodruff Heights listed first.
- Lisha Kill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Fullers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Hartmans Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Guilderland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colonie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westmere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Cohoes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Roessleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodruff Heights, with the one closest to Woodruff Heights listed first.
- Mills Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Perth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Union Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Broadalbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
- Progress
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Berkshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Mayfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Gloversville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jackson Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodruff Heights, with the one closest to Woodruff Heights listed first.
- Cranesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hagaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Wallins Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Fort Johnson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Tribes Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fonda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodruff Heights, with the one closest to Woodruff Heights listed first.
- Pleasantdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Lansingburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Schaghticoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sycaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
- Valley Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Albia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Albia is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Defreestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Rensselaer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
- Wynantskill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
- Saratoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodruff Heights, with the one closest to Woodruff Heights listed first.
- Burnt Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Elnora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Groom Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Country Knolls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Harmony Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Ballston Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Former name for Ballston Center:
- Ballston Centre
- Round Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Clifton Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Birchton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodruff Heights, with the one closest to Woodruff Heights listed first.
- Esperance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gallupville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Schoharie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Argusville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Warren County
- Lake Luzerne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodruff Heights, with the one closest to Woodruff Heights listed first.
- Crandall Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crandall Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Corners
- North Easton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Easton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Fly Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
- Center Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Center Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge
- Archdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Center White Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Coila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Greenwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Greenwich is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenwich
- Battenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Battenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville
- South Argyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Argyle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Argyle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodruff Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Woodruff Heights.
Cemeteries Near Woodruff Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodruff Heights.
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 Woodruff Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodruff Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodruff Heights, with the one closest to Woodruff Heights listed first.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yates Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burnt Hills Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Schenectady.
- The Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenville Center Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336053 <2>
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Shade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Patten Old Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Van Slyck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Slyck Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Slyck Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Slyck Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Scotia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66601 <2>
- First Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Presbyterian Cemetery
- The First Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
- The First Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641199 <2>
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Woodruff Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodruff Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodruff Heights, with the one closest to Woodruff Heights listed first.
- East Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Glenville is also located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Alplaus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aqueduct is also located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Scotia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia is also located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <1>
- Schenectady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Charlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Groom Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Elnora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Rotterdam Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rotterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Schenectady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Schenectady is also located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Ballston Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Former name for Ballston Center:
- Ballston Centre
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodruff Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodruff Heights.
Newspapers Published in Woodruff Heights ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodruff Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodruff Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodruff Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Woodruff Heights:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Schenectady County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Fulton County
- Montgomery County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schoharie County
- Warren County
- Washington 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> | 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- Woodruff Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Woodruff Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |