ALBANY & EASTERN NEW YORK GENEALOGY
Cliff Lamere Albany, NY
Genealogical Aids & Local History
Last updated 1 Nov 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (anything in blue and underlined is a link)
1) HOME http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/
2) SEARCH ENGINE (on Home page)
3) RECORDS - (access from Home page)
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BIRTHS & BAPTISMS |
CENSUSES |
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MARRIAGES |
WILLS |
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DEATHS (cemetery records, obituaries) |
DEEDS |
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MIXED VITAL RECORDS (births, baptisms, marriages and deaths) |
MILITARY |
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OTHER LISTS OF PEOPLE (pastors are in Churches & Pastors) |
4) GENEALOGICAL AIDS / LOCAL HISTORY (on this webpage)
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CHURCHES & PASTORS (lists of churches, their histories, pastor information, etc.) |
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CEMETERIES (lists of cemeteries; tombstone graphics and abbreviations, etc.) |
LANGUAGE & NAMES (includes Dutch and German systems of naming children) |
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HISTORY (NY state & local) |
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MAPS (many for Albany Co. name the property owners) |
UNITED STATES
Reformed Churches in US & Canada
(Cliff Lamere)
Information for about 980
churches includes name,
address, phone number, email address, and website address. Lenghthy file. Takes awhile to load.
Reformed
Church Websites in the US & Canada in the year 2000 (Cliff
Lamere)
Brief
History of the Methodist-Episcopal Church in America (Cliff Lamere)
Photos of Many Reformed Churches (Reformed Church in America) Use this search engine to get
information on any current Reformed Church. About 5-10% of the search results will be accompanied
by a photo of the church.
History of The United Methodist Church (including the Methodist Episcopal Church) (umc)
History of the Methodist Episcopal Church (5 volumes) (Nathan Bangs) Beliefs of the early M.E. Church.
NEW YORK STATE
Dutch
Reformed Churches in NY 1850-1870 (Cliff Lamere) This
is a table showing the number of these
churches in each NY county.
Website and Other Information for Local Churches
and National Church Organizations (Cliff Lamere)
Contains information on churches in eight religions. Includes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
and Episcopal Diocese of Albany. Both have information on churches in all counties on this website.
Churches of New York State (churchangel) Contains contact information.
Catholic
Parishes as Sources of Genealogical Information (Father Dennis
Hughes)
Catholic Parishes (196) in the Albany Diocese (14 counties) (Roman Catholic Diocese) Location, phone no.
Episcopal Diocese of Albany (19 counties) (Albany Episcopal Diocese) Church information.
Reformed Dutch and Lutheran Churches in NY (Rebecca Rector) Extensive list of books available from the
New York State Library, the library of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and a book publisher.
ALBANY CO.
Early
Churches in Albany Co. (1642-1835) (Graham Louer / Cliff
Lamere) A partial list.
Church
Sunday Schools in the City of Albany in 1856 (Ernie
Shea)
Cohoes
Churches - Some History (Breea Willingham / Times Union)
Churches in the City of Albany before 1776 (NYS Museum)
Churches
in the City of Albany in 1856 (Ernie Shea)
Churches in the City of Albany in 2003 (thecitiesof.com) Name, address, phone number.
Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany (rcda) Contact parishes in 14 counties. Listed by county.
Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany (evangelist) Alphabetical by city or town(ship) in a 14
county area.
Churches of Albany Co. (modern) (Debby Masterson) Addresses and phone numbers.
November
26, 1857, in the North Dutch Church by the Pastor Rev. E. P. Rogers, D. D.(1858) (MOA-Cornell)
Second Dutch Reformed Church of Berne
(now Thompson Lake Reformed Church) - photo (bernehistory)
West Mountain Methodist-Episcopal Church (Town of Berne) (bernehistory) Includes recent photo of church
in ruins, plus some history.
Town of Berne Church Information & Photos (bernehistory) 20 churches.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church (NYS Museum)
St. Peter's Church (Episcopal) (St. Peter's Church) Click here for Archives information.
St. Peter's Church (Episcopal) and Albany between 1900 and 1920 (St. Peter's Church) Postcard views.
A Brief History of Roman Catholics in the Albany Diocese (rcda)
Statistics for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany (rcda) Begun in 1847.
COLUMBIA CO.
Churches of Columbia Co. (Hudson Valley Network) Addresses, phone numbers.
Chatham Center Methodist Episcopal Church - Pastors 1875-1906 (Jane Williams Wood)
GREENE CO.
Churches of Greene County (1884) (J.B. Beers/ Arlene Goodwin) Excellent.
MONTGOMERY CO.
Fonda (Caughnawaga) Reformed Church (W.N.P. Dailey)
Caughnawaga Reformed Church (Herbert R. Groff)
Elijah and Calvin
Herrick, Baptist Ministers (Richard L. Herrick) Family
information.
RENSSELAER CO.
Church Vital Records in Existence in 1942, and Where Located (Pat Connors) Excellent Resource.
Rensselaer Co. Churches (Debby Masterson) Addresses, phone numbers.
SARATOGA CO.
Amity Reformed Church in Vischer Ferry Celebrates 200 Years (John Scherer)
SCHENECTADY CO.
Churches of Schenectady Co. (Schenectady Co. Public Library) Dates of their records, and where kept.
Churches, Synagogues and Mosques in Schenectady Co. (Schenectady Co. Public Library) Names,
addresses, phone numbers.
CEMETERIES (for cemetery records, see Vital Records - Deaths)
GENERAL
Cemetery Desecration Law in New York State (1997) (state.ny)
NYS Division of Cemeteries (NY State) Download 78-page NY Cemetery Law Manual. Much more.
Styles of Cemeteries and Gravestones have Changed from the 1600s to the Present (Gary Collison)
Headstone Abbreviations for Fraternal Organizations (Carol /geocities)
Gravestone Images and their Meanings (Lorine McGinnis Schulze)
Meanings of Gravestone Inscriptions (Pearl Wilson)
The Limited Encyclopedia of Grave Terminology (Joel G Azis)
Symbolism in Cemeteries (Gerald McGrane)
Gravestone Symbol Meanings (M.A. Leonard) Short, but interesting.
How to do Tombstone Rubbings (Richard Lupu)
Review and Evaluation of Selected Brand Name Materials for Cleaning Gravestones (Tracy C. Walther)
How to do Gravestone Rubbings (Katie Karrick)
NEW YORK STATE
Cemeteries of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany (rcda) 14 counties including covered by this website.
Catholic Cemeteries (11) of the counties of Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady (rcda) These are only the
cemeteries managed by the St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands.
ALBANY CO.
Catholic
Cemeteries in Albany Co. (Cliff Lamere) Includes
information on how to contact.
Almshouse
Cemetery - Albany
(Judy Patrick) Article about moving graves to Albany
Rural Cemetery.
Albany Co. Cemeteries (54) (USGS) Names.
Albany Co. Cemeteries (40) (GenExchange)
Albany Area Cemeteries (102) (NYGenWeb) Names of cemeteries. Not all are in Albany Co. Some have
links to records, but those are included in my links above.
Albany Rural Cemetery (L.C. Rogers) 15 photos of gravestones and monuments.
Albany Rural Cemetery - Gravesite of Chester A. Arthur, 21st U.S. President . (Lynne Remick)
COLUMBIA CO.
Columbia Co. Cemeteries (NYGenWeb) A list of some cemeteries and their locations.
Columbia
Co. Cemeteries (359) and Their Locations (c. 1920-1940) (Cliff Lamere) Many are farm plots.
MONTGOMERY CO.
Montgomery Co. Private Cemeteries (NYGenWeb) Names and locations.
RENSSELAER CO.
Rensselaer Co. Cemetery Directions (NYGenWeb) Directions for cemeteries in 7 Towns.
SCHENECTADY CO.
Schenectady Co. Cemetery Directory (15) (Schenectady Co. Public Library) Names, addresses, and some
phone numbers.
Schenectady Co. Cemeteries (34) (USGS) Names.
SCHOHARIE CO.
Some Schoharie Co. Cemeteries (41) in 1932 (Gertrude A. Barber /USGenWeb) Names, some locations.
UNITED STATES
National Archives - Regional Offices (NARA) Addresses, phone numbers, email, etc.
Family History Centers of the Latter-Day-Saints (LDS) Find the location of Family History Centers in any
state or county.
County Courthouses of the US (genealogy.com) Click on a state in US map. Get list of county courthouses.
State Resources in the US (genealogy.com) Click on a state in the US map.
State Archives for Every US State, plus Territories (Georgia Sec. of State) Lists name, address, phone
number and website URL.
Library of Congress Online Catalog (loc)
NEW YORK STATE
Eastern New York Genealogical Researchers
(Cliff Lamere) People who do your research for a fee.
Lookups
in "Upstate New York in the 1760s" (Florence
Christoph / Jean Sanders) Tax and Militia Rolls for
Old Albany County which encompassed about 20 modern counties in eastern NY.
County Courthouses of NY (genealogy.com) Names, addresses and phone numbers.
County Clerks of NY (NYS Dept of State) Names, addresses and phone numbers.
New York State Library (at Albany, NY) - Online Catalog (nysl)
Directory of Libraries in the Upper Hudson Library System (uhls) Websites for each.
ALBANY CO.
***GUIDE TO ALBANY AREA GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES
(Cliff Lamere)
44 facilities primarily in Albany Co., NY and some surrounding counties (Columbia, Rensselaer,
Schenectady, Greene, and Montgomery). I list the name, address, phone number, website & email
addresses, research fee, photocopy cost, and many of the records held by the facility. I also give some
advice on how to obtain NY vital records quickly (see Notes at the end).
NY State Library (nysl) Click on Login (top one).
Rensselaerville Historical Society
COLUMBIA CO.
Where
to Look for Columbia Co. Records (Susan Mulvey) Many
places are outside of the county.
Finding
Records in New York State (Cliff Lamere) Covers Columbia Co.
and other counties.
RENSSELAER CO.
Rensselaer Co. - Town Clerk's Offices (Debby Masterson)
Finding
Records
in New York State (Cliff Lamere) Lists sources of
NY information and important dates.
Regular
and Delayed Birth Certificates in New York State (Cliff Lamere)
NY
Vital Records Certificates - Understanding How the State Processes Them
(Cliff Lamere) Information
probably not available elsewhere. Includes reasons why, after you wait 13 months, the State might tell
you that they don't have a certificate even though they do. And they keep your $22.
NY
State Law of 2003 Affects Prices of Vital Records Certificates
(Cliff Lamere)
Delayed
Vital Records Certificates (Cliff Lamere) Many certificates are issued decades
after the event.
Reporting
of 1909 Vital Records and why you may never find the records you are looking for
(Ruth Ann Messick)
Counties
of the United States - complete list (Cliff Lamere) The majority of USGenWeb
county
websites on RootsWeb have identical addresses except for the ending 2-letter state code followed by the
first six letters of the name of the county. You can guess at the address and it will usually work.
Abbreviations
of the State Names of the US (Cliff Lamere) Standard and Postal Service.
Finding
County Websites for Genealogical Research (Cliff Lamere)
County
Seats of New York State (Cliff Lamere) Where most
NY records are kept.
Books
of Vital Records Available from Kinship (Cliff Lamere)
Does not include books of cemetery records.
Social Security Death Indexes
Online (Cliff Lamere) 6 sites, most inaccurate. Pick the best one to
use.
(4 Nov 2005)
Birthdate
Calculator (Cliff Lamere) Uses date of death and age at
death. Accurate.
Calendar & Birthdate Calculator (Calisto) British. Accurate. Download a zip or self-extracting .exe file.
Has the advantage that you don't have to be online to use it. Excellent.
Perpetual Calendar (Herb Weiner) Click on non-Java Calendar.
Counties and County Seats of New York State (Fact Index)
Genealogy Terms (Sam Behling) Extensive.
Genealogy Abbreviations (Sam Behling) Extensive.
Steps that can be taken in Genealogical Research (Michael John Neill)
Genealogy Forms (familyeducation)
Genealogy Forms (Duane & Mary Bailey)
Genealogy Forms (Judith Haller) Includes many for Macintosh computers.
Genealogy Forms (gwinnetths)
Relationship Table (Michael Goad) How you are related to another person, alive or dead.
Archaic Diseases - Causes of Death (Genealogy Quest)
Glossary of Ancient Diseases (Lorine McGinnis Schulze)
Colonial Diseases and Cures (Sam Behling)
Glossary of Old Medical Terms (Pearl Wilson)
List of Old Medical Terms (Daniel H. Burrows) Includes links to six additional lists.
American & Worldwide Epidemics 1657-1918 (genealogy-quest)
Colonial Occupations (Sam Behling) Extensive.
List of Occupations (John Lacomb) Long.
List of Occupations (genealogy-quest)
Dutch Occupations (Willem Rabbelier) Very long. Author is Dutch.
Columbia Encyclopedia (bartleby) Excellent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica (britannica) Previous encyclopedia gives more complete answers. For this one,
before doing a search choose "Encyclopaedia Only" from drop-down menu.
Netherlands Telephone Directory You can search for a surname by region of the country. Given names are
not listed, but the initials are.
Roadside Historic Markers of NY (NYS Museum) Get complete list, or search by county.
Timeline of Early NY Colonization and Events, New York City to Albany (David Minor)
Timeline For Your Ancestor (ourtimelines) Enter your ancestor's name and life dates to see what was
happening during his/her lifetime.
INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS (genealogy)
Julian
and Gregorian Calendars - Effect on Church and Civil Records (Cliff
Lamere)
Asking
for Genealogical Help in New York State (Cliff
Lamere) Partially duplicates the previous entry.
Lists many sources of NY information and some important dates. Tells what information you should
include if you want someone to give you advice on where to look for your NY ancestor.
Newspaper
Microfilms Can be Borrowed from the NYS Library (Cliff
Lamere) Microfilms of NY
newspapers can be borrowed from anywhere in the US by using interlibrary loan.
1991
US Supreme Court Decision Concerning Copyright and Compilations of Facts
(Cliff
Lamere) Good
news for genealogists.
City Directories as a Research Tool
(Cliff Lamere) They may
contain death dates, the name of the new
spouse, and the city to which a person had moved.
The
Need for an Estimated Birth Year in Your Genealogy Program
(Cliff Lamere)
Double Dates (W.H. Roll)
RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees (RootsWeb) 31 lessons for genealogists.
Tutorials
for Genealogists (genhelp)
Understanding
Website Search Engines (Cliff Lamere)
Methods
of Avoiding Spam (Cliff Lamere)
Virus
Protection - 3 easy methods you haven't heard of before
(Cliff
Lamere) Your pre-installed
antivirus may NOT be set to check incoming emails and attachments ! You may have to set it. [A third
important method has been added since this webpage was first put online. It is method #2.]
Counters for RootsWeb Sites - The Basics, in Understandable Language (Cliff Lamere)
The counter used
by RootsWeb is also used by many other service providers (because it is good, and it is free to service
providers). These instructions could apply to your non-RootsWeb site.
Hyperlinks
- The Basics (Cliff Lamere) Much detail about the
links that you use.
View
a Webpage that has been Moved, Renamed or Deleted (Cliff Lamere) Find that lost webpage.
NYS Library Catalog
- Access for users of AOL, Compuserve and
Web TV (Cliff Lamere) If you cannot
reach this website, try this method.
NEW YORK STATE
1880 Soundex Index to the US Census for New York State
(Joan Gafney) LDS Microfilms.
1900 Soundex Index to the US Census for New York State
(Joan Gafney) LDS Microfilms.
1920 Soundex Index to the US Census for New York State
(Joan Gafney) LDS Microfilms.
Church
Marriages and Baptisms for Most NY Counties (LDS)
(Barb Baxter)
ALBANY CO.
Censuses & Soundex Indexes
for Albany
Co. (1790-1925) (Joan Gafney) LDS Microfilms.
MONTGOMERY CO.
Montgomery Co. Naturalization and Citizenship Records
1810-1955 (LDS)
(Leita Brown)
RENSSELAER CO.
Troy City Directories 1829-1935 (LDS) Some years also list Lansingburgh, which became part of Troy in
1900 and is sometimes called N. Troy. Cohoes, West Troy (present city of Watervliet which formed in 1896)
and Green Island are in Albany Co. They are also listed for many years, even before the LDS titles show
them. Likewise for Waterford in Saratoga Co.
HISTORIANS, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES
UNITED STATES
Historical and Genealogical Societies of the United States (obitlinkspage)
NEW YORK STATE
New York Historical and Genealogical Societies (obitlinkspage)
Genealogical Societies in New York State (Dick Halsey)
Genealogical Societies in New York State (NYGenWeb) A long list begins midpage.
ALBANY CO.
Town Historians, Genealogical Societies, and Historical Societies in Albany Co. NY (NYGenWeb)
Capital District Genealogical Society
Albany Co. Historical Organizations (Upper Hudson Library System)
COLUMBIA CO.
Columbia County Clerks and Historians (NYGenWeb)
Columbia Co. Historical Society (CCHS)
GREENE CO.
Greene Co. Historical Society (Vedder Memorial Research Library) (GCHS)
MONTGOMERY CO.
Montgomery Co. Historical Societies (NYGenWeb) Also Herkimer Co.
RENSSELAER CO.
Rensselaer Co. Historical Societies (Debby Masterson) Names, addesses, and phone numbers.
Rensselaer Co. Historical Organizations (Upper Hudson Library System)
SARATOGA CO.
Saratoga Co. Historians & Town Clerks (Heritage Hunters of Saratoga Co. /NYGenWeb)
SCHENECTADY CO.
Schenectady Co. Historical Society (SCHS)
SCHOHARIE CO.
Schoharie Co. Historians & Historical Societies (NYGenWeb)
NY COUNTY WEBSITES & MAILING LISTS
UNITED STATES
USGenWeb List of States (USGenWeb) Select a state, and then go to a county of interest.
NEW YORK STATE
Find Any NYGenWeb County Site (NYGenWeb)
USGenWeb Counties List for NY - Links to Data (USGenWeb) For the eight counties of this site, all
pertinent records have already had links made to them above. I include this link for those of you who are
interested in the remaining counties. If you click on "Up to higher level directory", you can get then
click on a state two letter code and get access to data for that state.
COUNTY WEBSITES
Rensselaer Co. #2 (ALHN & AHGP)
ROOTSWEB WEBSITES FOR VARIOUS COUNTIES
Albany Co. web sites registered with RootsWeb
Columbia Co. web sites registered with RootsWeb
Greene Co. web sites registered with RootsWeb
Herkimer Co. web sites registered with RootsWeb
Montgomery Co. web sites registered with RootsWeb
Rensselaer Co. web sites registered with RootsWeb
Saratoga Co. web sites registered with RootsWeb
Schenectady Co. websites registered with RootsWeb
Schoharie Co. web sites registered with RootsWeb
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NY Mailing Lists (John Fuller)
SEARCH ENGINES - on other websites
SEARCH ENGINES FOR NYGENWEB & ROOTSWEB COUNTY SITES - search all records on each site
Albany Co. NYGenWeb - Search Engine
Columbia Co. NYGenWeb - no search engine
Greene Co. NYGenWeb - Search Engine This is a hybrid site; partly genealogical records and largely NY
genealogical and historical books for sale. The search engine looks through book indexes sold by the
sponsor, plus synopses of the books, plus the records on the site. The records that I saw were alphabetical
by surname. To do a search for Craig Winne, you will likely have better results by searching for
Winne, Craig . Or, just search for the surname.
Herkimer Co. NYGenWeb - Search Engine
Montgomery Co. NYGenWeb - Search Engine
Rensselaer Co. - Search Engine
Rensselaer Co. #2 (ALHN & AHGP) - no search engine
Saratoga Co. NYGenWeb - Search Engine
Schenectady Co. NYGenWeb - Search Engine
SEARCH ENGINES FOR OTHER SITES
RootsWeb Search Engines A powerful site consisting of many search engines. GREAT.
Google Search Engine (google) Outstanding for genealogy. Searches 2.6 billion webpages in less than 1
second. Enter a surname followed by the word genealogy or family and you may be surprised at the
result. Enter any given name and surname between quotation marks. Repeat this with names reversed.
Social Security Death Index (1935-present) (RootsWeb) Better than next.
Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com) Use previous.
USGenWeb Archives Search Engine - National Search (USGenWeb)
Burial Records (579,134 records in 2,108 cemeteries) - Search Engine (Cemetery Records Online)
WebWide Surname Locator (cribbswh)
Burial Records (2.5 million) - Search Engine (Find A Grave)
Palatines plus other German immigrants (Palatines to America) Incomplete database. Data not verified.
Genealogy Portal (Genealogy Portal) Searches many web sources.
Bureau Of Land Management (US Dept. of Interior) Search for ancestors who went west from NY.
Latter-Day Saints Website (LDS) A wonderful contribution to genealogical research as long as you
understand that much of the data was submitted by people doing their own family trees, and that LDS
cannot check such data for accuracy. What you often get is another person's opinion, and that should not
be accepted by you until you have been able to confirm the information in a more reliable source. The
LDS site is an excellent starting place for clues, but not for final answers.
Gendex -- WWW Genealogical Index - Search Engine (Gendex)
WorldConnect at RootsWeb (RootsWeb) Searches for names in submitted gedcoms.
Making of America - at Cornell University (Cornell University) Has many complete books which were
published 1815-1926. A new feature allows you to choose to convert the graphic page images to text in
some of the books. The search engine will search only through the converted books. Be aware that many
mistakes have unavoidably resulted from the conversion process. As a result, many names that are
present in the book have been misspelled in ways you could never guess (with numbers or symbols rather
than letters). Nevertheless, the books are far more useable than before this feature was added.
INTERNATIONAL
The Netherlands (LDS)
The Netherlands (Willem Rabbelier) Nine historical maps at the bottom of the page.
Maps of Ireland (Thomas J. Archdeacon)
UNITED STATES
*** US Map Showing Distribution of 50,000 Surnames in 1850, 1880, 1920 and 1990 (Ed Hamrick)
Select a year and type in a surname. A map will appear unless the spelling of the name was not part of
the top 50,000 names for that year. Censuses were used for the first three dates, phone books for 1990.
Below the map will be important information (first paragraph). Try the next year, and so on. Once you
see how it works, choose All Years. The maps will display one after the other so that you will be able to
get an impression of migration patterns, if any.
US Animated Map of the Changing Boundaries of the 48 Contiguous States (Ed Stephan)
US Animated Map of the Changing Boundaries of the 48 Contiguous States 1790-1920 (Northeast Genealogy)
US Animated Map Showing Formation of the Counties (Ed Stephan)
USGenWeb Map of US Showing All States and Their Two Letter Codes (USGenWeb) Click on the
state and go to that state's USGenWeb site.
United States - 1895 County Maps for Each State (CFC Productions) Images from an 1895 US Atlas.
Drawings of US Cities ("Panoramic Maps") for 1847-1929 (Library of Congress) Has a zoom feature and a
search engine.
Historical Maps of the United States (utexas)
US Historical City Maps (mostly early 1900s) (utexas) 146 maps from 1830 to 1952.
Early Indian Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks - Eastern US (utexas)
Map of Original 13 Colonies and Land Held by England (1763-1775) (utexas) Some states had a different
shape in 1775. NY had only about 60% of its present land, but it included most of Vermont.
Maps - Regional, Street Maps, Areal Photos (Mapquest) Includes roadtrip planner.
BERKSHIRE CO., MA
Berkshire Co. (modern) (BerkshireWeb)
1876 County Atlas of Berkshire, MA by F. W. Beers (Laurel O'Donnell /USGenWeb) Has 42 maps.
NEW YORK STATE
New York State - Every County Named (NY GenWeb) Great map. The same page will allow you to link to
the NYGenWeb county sites.
New York State - county maps 1895 (CFC Productions) Taken from an 1895 US Atlas.
*** New York Animated Map 1683-1915 (Northeast Genealogy) Changing county boundaries shown.
New York Maps (74) Showing Changes in the Counties 1683-1915 (Northeast Genealogy)
New York State 20th Century Togographical Maps (US Geological Survey)
New York State Historical Topographical Maps (unh)
New York State Historical Maps 1556-1895 (SUNY at Stony Brook) 20 maps plus links to others.
New York State 1868. Map Showing Canals and Railroads (University of Rochester) The canals are shown
with solid, dark black lines. The railroads are shown with dashed lines.
New York Relief Map With County Boundaries Superimposed on it (Ray Sterner /Johns Hopkins U.) This
map will give you an idea of the physical features in the area where your ancestors lived. To see the
same map without the county lines, click HERE.
Maps of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (djweaver) Many historical maps.
Hudson Valley Interactive Map (HV/Net) When the small map on the right appears, click anywhere on it
and a map of just that section will appear. Or, you can select from the drop-down list at the bottom of the
screen. Tourist attractions are included.
Map of the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, and Saratoga (Capital District Regional
Planning Commission) Shows Cities, Towns and Villages. 'Central City' represents county seat.
Yahoo! Maps of NY Communities (Yahoo!) Type the name of the community and NY .
Major Palatine Settlements in NY, NJ and PA (Kathryn Parker)
ALBANY CO.
Counties Formed From Albany Co. (NYGenWeb) Has a colored map of New York State counties. Also
has a table showing the year each county was formed, each county seat, and gives the name of the
person who manages the county website (not entirely accurate). From here you can link to any NY
GenWeb county site in the state.
Albany (city) 1676 (NYS Museum) Earliest known drawing.
Albany Co. (ancient) 1755 - by Thomas Kitchen (NYS Museum)
Albany (city) 1770 - by Robert Yates (NYS Museum) Click on map for more text, and to enlarge it.
Albany Co. (ancient) 1771 - by Guy Johnson (NYS Museum)
Albany Co. (modern) (Poughkeepsie Journal)