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Clickable Map of Saratoga County, New York and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Saratoga County, NY (653) Albany County, NY (595) Fulton County, NY (149) Hamilton County, NY (18) Montgomery County, NY (258) Rensselaer County, NY (203) Schenectady County, NY (238) Warren County, NY (176) Washington County, NY (187)  SaratogaCounty(653) Saratoga County (653)  AlbanyCounty(595) Albany County (595)  FultonCounty(149) Fulton County (149)  HamiltonCounty(18) Hamilton County (18)  MontgomeryCounty(258) Montgomery County (258)  RensselaerCounty(203) Rensselaer County (203)  SchenectadyCounty(238) Schenectady County (238)  WarrenCounty(176) Warren County (176)  WashingtonCounty(187) Washington County (187)
Ballston Spa is the county seat for Saratoga County
Ballston is in Saratoga County
Saratoga County (653)  ►
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1 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — 1772 House —
Built by Eliphalet Kellogg. Had settlers' baking ovens. Indians captured children and tortured them. Kellogg was Revolutionary Patriot. — — Map (db m129051) HM
2 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — 1780 Invasion —
Home of Tyrannis Collins, militia captain under Gordon, raided by British & Indians. North of here all rebel men captured & houses burned — — Map (db m127153) HM
3 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Angus McDearmid —
Banished from Scotland. British and Indians visited on eve of 1780 invasion. Angus saw demon apparition, hence Devil’s Lane - 1786. — — Map (db m127421) HM
4 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Ballston Site Of —
Site Of Rev. Ball's Log Church-1771 Ballston Town Commons-1774 Stockaded Fort-1775 Red Meeting House-1780 Ballston Academy-1804 — — Map (db m92682) HM
5 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Beriah Palmer —
Site of Home Beriah Palmer Supervisor Ballston 1790-01 Member of Assembly 1793-95 Member of Congress 1803-05 Surrogate Saratoga County 1808-12 — — Map (db m92683) HM
6 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Briggs Cemetery —
Founder Rev. Eliphalet Ball, Patriots James Cordon, Samuel McCrea, Michael Middlebrook, Godrge Scott, Lemuel Wilcox, Col Gregory — — Map (db m127136) HM
7 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Calvary Episcopal Church —
Founded By Dr. Edward Davis May 7, 1849. First Service In This Building Was Christmas Eve, 1849. — — Map (db m92737) HM
8 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Christ Episcopal Church —
Site of first Episcopal church in Saratoga County. Erected 1792, removed to Ballston Spa 1817 — — Map (db m127386) HM
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9 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — E. Hubbell 1831 —
Late Federal style home of Edmond Hubbell and Mary Hubbell. Mr. Hubbell operated a woolen cloth manufactory on the Mourning Kill until ca. 1850 — — Map (db m127128) HM
10 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Edmund Jennings —
Built log cabin here 1775. Revolutionary War patriot fought at Bemis Heights Brick front built c. 1820 Later owned by Robert Speir. — — Map (db m127404) HM
11 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Eliphalet Ball — 1722-1797 — Site of original home —
Founder, Ballston, 1770. Established first real settlement in Ballston — — Map (db m127124) HM
12 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Hawkwood Mansion —
In this area were located many outbuildings, barns, the servants' house, and an outhouse. Nothing remains of most of these except some foundations but they attest to a thriving farm over the years. Many of the surrounding fields were . . . — — Map (db m202049) HM
13 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston, Burnt Hills — Hawkwood Mansion —
This fireplace remains a mystery. Why was it placed here, 3/4 mile from the mansion? When was it built? Was it connected to a building at one time? No one who has lived on the property and who is still alive today remembers anything other than . . . — — Map (db m235387) HM
14 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Hawkwood Mansion — The Early Years —
The foundation at which you are now standing was probably built in the 1790's as the basis for a mansion owned by Henry Walton. We have no pictures of the original building but can assume it looked somewhat like this picture from the late 1800's. . . . — — Map (db m134003) HM
15 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Hawkwood Mansion — The Later Years —
Top Left This is an undated picture from the collection of the Theuner family. They owned the property for a short time in the 1920's. Note the porch lanterns, probably fueled by acetylene. This was the first house in town to have working . . . — — Map (db m134007) HM
16 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Home of Samuel Young —
Member of Assembly 1814 Speaker of Assembly 1815 State Senator 1819, 33, 34, 35, 45, 47 Candidate for Governor of N.Y. 1825. Died here 1850 — — Map (db m127130) HM
17 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Inn of William Bettys —
This building was a public inn during the Revolution. William Bettys, proprietor. — — Map (db m92679) HM
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18 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — James Gordon —
Home of James Gordon Colonel Revolutionary War Member of Assembly, State Senator First Supervisor Town Ballston Member of Congress Washington visited here 1783 — — Map (db m127216) HM
19 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — John Clinton —
1721-1785 bought 900 acres here 1772, some underwater He & John Jr.were militiamen fought at Saratoga. Son married Mary Scribner 1773 — — Map (db m129053) HM
20 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Kingsley Inn —
Established 1795 By William Kingsley Tavern On Stagecoach Route Halfway Between Ballston Spa And Schenectady — — Map (db m92738) HM
21 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Larkin House —
Built On Indian Trail In Late 1700's. Larkin Family Farm For Generations. Road Paved By Prisoners From Comstock Prison in the 1930's. — — Map (db m92740) HM
22 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Larkins Corners —
Farms of Uriah Gregory, S. Sears & Nathaniel Booth - Daniel Larkin. Near here Davis Cheese factory and original Curtis Lumber Co. — — Map (db m130151) HM
23 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — McDonalds Site —
At Shore of Ballston Lake ½ Mile From This Spot Brothers Michael And Nicholas McDonald Built Log Cabin in 1763. — — Map (db m92680) HM
24 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Pioneer Farm —
Built c. 1780 on edge of deep forest. Owned by John & Lucy Tibbets. Often visited by Indians. Later abandoned & used for potato storage. — — Map (db m129239) HM
25 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Scribner Home —
Zaccheus Scribner settled 1773. Sons Aaron and Thadeus served in the militia. Thadeus was Ballston's 1st mail carrier — — Map (db m129035) HM
26 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Stephen White —
Settled Here-1771. Served As Cpt. in Militia. Taken By British. Wife, Phebe Was Town Midwife. House Was Social Center. He Died 1793. — — Map (db m92681) HM
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27 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Stevens School —
Built in 1916 For Burnt Hills Ballston Lake 1st Consolidated And 2nd Centralized District In New York State — — Map (db m92726) HM
28 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston — Trip-Hammer —
Site of water-powered forge shop and residence of Sylvester Blood (1785-1866) and wife, Loretta. Shop made scythes and axes until 1825 — — Map (db m127127) HM
29 ► New York, Saratoga County, Ballston, Burnt Hills — Waterman House —
Home of Asa Waterman–Revolutionary War officer. He captured Tories and fought at Bemis Heights. Family farm for generations. — — Map (db m39490) HM
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026