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Watervliet, New York
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Location in Albany County
Albany County's location in the state of New York
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Founded	1788
Seat	Watervliet
Address	15th Street and Broadway, Watervliet, NY 12189
Website: www.watervliet.com/

United States New York Albany County Watervliet

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Fomer town names: West Troy, Gibbonsville, Port Schuyler

1609: Henry Hudson explored the region.

1643: Settled as part of the patroonship of Rensselaerwyck under direction of Kiliaen van Rensselaer

1774: The Shakers settled.

1788: Town of Watervliet founded, included all area with exception of the City of Albany.

1897: City of Watervliet incorporated, and the rest of town land as town of Colonie and town of Green Island.

• Because so many of towns were created from Watervliet, it was known as the mother of towns in the county.
• Neighboring towns and hamlets:

North - Town of Colonie, hamlet of Maplewood
Northeast - Town and village of Green Island
East - the Hudson River, and city of Troy in Rensselaer county.
South - Town of Colonie, hamlet of Schuyler Heights
West - Town of Colonie, hamlets of Latham and Mannsville.

Resources

All titles, unless otherwise indicated, are Family History Library Catalog (FHL) entries.

Cemeteries

Gibbonsville

aka Arsenal Cemetery

• Inscriptions from the Gibbonsville Cemetery (FHL)
• Old Watervliet (Gibbonsville) Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, 1841-1876 (FHL)
• New York Gravestone Photo Project

Schuyler

• Schuyler cemetery at the "Flatts": verbatim copy of the inscription (FHL)
  
• New York Gravestone Photo Project

Watervliet Society of Shakers

• A record of the names, ages, and dates of death of all persons in the Watervliet Society of Shakers Cemetery (FHL)
• New York Gravestone Photo Project
• Findagrave.com

Immaculate Conception (Catholic)

Located on Delatour Rd, Watervliet. Office located at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands. Phone (518) 463-0134

St Nicholas Ukranian Catholicy

Elm St, Watervliet in the hamlet of Maplewood Contact St Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Church in Troy, NY (518)-274-5482

St Basil's Russian Orthodox

Elm St, Watervliet, adjacent to St Nicholas Cemetery in the hamlet of Maplewood Contact St Basil’s Russian Orthodox Church 6 Lansing Avenue, Watervliet, NY 12189 (518) 273-6262.

St. Patrick’s

150 Troy Schenectady Road, Watervliet, NY Office located at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands (518) 463-0134

Census

Federal

• Census of 1800, Watervliet, Albany County, New York (FHL)
• Census returns of 1800: Watervliet, Albany County, New York, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York (FHL)
  

Centennial Celebrations, etc

see also: Church History and Records

Church History and Records

Baptist

• The pastor's private marriage record, 1893-1955. FHL Film 1698300 Item 4

Presbyterian

• A history of the Jermain Memorial Presbyterian Sabbath School, 1930. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Fiche 6062131 (1 fiche)

Reformed

• Record of marriages performed, 1814-36, in the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Gibbonsville, N. Y.: a place variously known as Washington, Port Schuyler, West Troy and Watervliet. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Film 18003 Item 2 and FHL Fiche 6062104 (1 fiche)
• South Reformed Dutch Church records of West Troy, 1844-1904. FHL Film 963007

Ukrainian Catholic

• Golden jubilee of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Watervliet, New York, Sunday, October 27, 1957. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Fiche 6062170 (2 fiche)

Directories

• Albany County officials illustrated directory, 1902-1903 (FHL)
• The Troy directory: also Cohoes and Waterford, Watervliet and Green Island, N.Y. ... containing a general directory of the citizens; business directory; street directory; house directory; and city, county, and state registers (FHL)

History

• As I remember it: being a detailed description of the North family of the Watervliet Shaker community and including the district school as well as the big barn at the Church family (FHL)
• History of the city of Watervliet, New York, 1630 to 1910 (FHL)
• Recapturing Wisdom's Valley: the Watervliet Shaker heritage, 1775-1975 (FHL)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Map of Troy, Watervliet, Cohoes, Waterford and Green Island (FHL)

Minorities

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

Watervliet Public Library
1501 Broadway
Watervliet, NY 12189-2895
Phone: 518-274-4471
Fax: 518-271-0667
E-mail: http://watervlietpubliclibrary.org

Museums

Watervliet Historical Society Museum
1501 1st Ave
Watervliet, NY 12189-2808
Phone: 518–272-0715
Facebook:Museum Page

City Clerk

Watervliet City Clerk
City Hall
2 Fifteenth Street, Suite B
Watervliet, NY 12189
Phone: 518-270-3800 ext. 115
City Clerk can issue certificates of birth marriage and death that occur within the city.

City Historian

Watervliet City Historian^[1]
City Hall, Room 6
2 Fifteenth Street, Suite B
Watervliet, NY 12189
Phone: 518–270–3815

Societies

Watervliet Historical Society
1501 1st Ave
Watervliet, NY 12189-2808
Phone: 518–272-0715
E-mail: WatervlietHistoricalSociety@Yahoo.com
Facebook:Museum Page

City Records

To locate additional published and transcribed records for Watervliet, New York check:

• Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). American Ancestors online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.

Vital Records

Societies, Libraries and Museums

References

Places

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