The town of Ballston is located to the southwest of the center of Saratoga County. It is bounded on the east by the town of Malta, on the north by the town of Milton, on the west by the town of Charlton, and on the south by the town of Clifton Park. The population of Ballston in 1865 was 2089.

This map is on page 9 of the Atlas. There are separate insets for one of the more built up parts of town, namely for Ballston Spa in the northeast and for Burnt Hills in the south.

Transcription of the names on the map. A transcription of the names is useful for two reasons. First, sometimes the words are not too easy to read on the scanned map. Second, you can search the transcription of names, then find the name on the map.

This list of names is given § by §. Most of the town is the "Five Mile Square" §ed from 1 through 14 (up the west side of town, then down the east side). The southern portion of the town includes §s 20 and 21 in the southeast, and §s 1 through 5 in the southwest. Within each §, names are listed roughtly from west to east.

Five Mile Square

§ 1 in the southwest corner of the Five Mile Square: Wm. Abell, J. Carent, J. Morey, J. Conanay [?], A.J. Larkin, H.R. Betts, P. Eagan, J.P. & T.D.N. Smith, D.K. Smith, G. Smith, L. Trites, and G.B. Taylor.
§ 2: M. Worden, S.C. Beeman, A.B. Quackenbush, L. Kipp, N. Jenning, I. Hiller, A.G. Bradt, A. Bradt, J. Holmes, N.L. Roe, J. Tibbetts, E.C. Delavan, J.P.W., J.P. Wall, S.H. [schoolhouse] No.11, C.P. Calkins [two houses], R. Townley, C.P. Calkins, and Gilchrist.
§ 3: L.D. Sherwood, Mrs. McKnight, J. Jennings, S.H.No.6, B.S.Sh. [blacksmith shop], H.I. Curtiss, Mrs. Hames, T. McGarr, [cemetery], H.I. Curtiss, Mrs. Sears, Mrs. D.L., A. Sears, C. Taylor, W.H. Wheeler, L. Betts, T. Feeney, W. Smith, and D. Briggs.
§ 4 with Ballston Center at the east end: W.T. Odell, J. Wheeler, H. Rue, L. Lucas, Mrs. McKnight, W.D.F. Jennings, S. Mill, Mrs. Curtiss, O.P. Jennings, R.O. Davis, Mrs. D. Larkin, Mrs. Springer, S.R. Miller, G. Bratt, J.D. West, Presb. Ch., S.L. Southard, Parsonage, MRs. Taylor, Post Office, and J. Miller.
§ 5: A.J. Seely, J. Prior, S. Rue, J. Tereney, Mrs. S. Rue, H.F. McKnight, D. Tibbitts, B. Crossman, M. Sherwood, H. Morehouse, W.L. Sherwood [two houses], M. Betts, H. Wiswold, A. Denton, L. Miller, and E. Haight.
§ 6: A.F. Beech, Mrs. Speir [two houses], M. Marzer, B.S.Sh., W.N. Seely, J. W. Phillips, S.W. Curtiss [two houses], G.A. Buell, [cemetery to east], S.H.No.5, J. Carter, I. Lord, A. Kane, J. Tibbitts, J. McBride, J.J. Sherwood, Dean, D.R.H., D.R. Harlow, Mrs. Thompson, H. Seaman, and D. Hicks.
§ 7 in the northwest corner of town: J. Vibbard, W. Griffin, B. Sspeir, F. Cole, J. Lord, J. Gallagher, T. Butler, B. Lord, P. Butler, F. Cote, Mrs. Lowry, M. Newcomb, W. Jennings, A. Cain, T. Seaman, E. Jones, jacob Girven, J. Tibbitt, and Mrs. S. Raymond.
§ 8 in the northeast corner of town, with Ballston Spa in its north east portion: W.P. Smith [two houses], S.H.No.9, E. Wakeman, Mrs. Maxwell, J. Girven, J.G., J. Mann, AB. Barrett, S.R.Garrett, A.B.B., A. Hewett, E.C. Clarke, J. Newcomb, J. Allen, J. Gillespie, Mrs. ARmstrong, J.H. Dye, C.W. Smith, E. Bathrick, D. Gates, and Dr. Abels.
§ 9: W. Bradley, S.A. Pierson [two houses], A. Comstock, A.J. Onderdonk, R. Orcutt, H. Stilwell, C. Rooney, H. Peek, T. Staats, J. Staats, N. Copp, G. Smith, Miss White, School No. 8, Miss Kellogg, J. Tarrant, S. Blood, P. Hubbell, T. Parks, D. VanNamy, H. Loomis, C. Smith, and R. Middlebrook.
§ 10 with the community of East Line at its east end: School No.4, Mrs. Hurt, L. Miller, D.H., [cemetery], J. Vibbard, M.D.G., M.DeGarme, W.B.E. Usworth, R.H. Ellsworth, D. Hartnatt, H. Davis, W.G. Patchen, S. Mill, Boarding School, H.W. Bulkeley, Wm. Stilwell, H. Van Buren [two houses], Mrs. Morse, J. Delany [two houses], T. Ford, C. Swartz, M. English, T. Wager, E. Sidmore, Christian Ch., School No. 3, S. Husted, A. Young, W. Paul, and P. Fitzgerald.
§ 11 with Ballston Center at the west end: S. Davis, Wm. Waldron, Presb. Ch., Wm. Holding, J. Mars, C.T. Peek, School No. 2, W. Bradley, Hotel, J. Wise, C.T.P., W. Horth, E. French, F. Curtis, O. Miller, Miss Miller, P. Kauff, E. Labay, W. Ireland, and W.A. Clark.
§ 12: A.W. Curtis, E. Curtis, Capt. D. Atkins, P. Canaly, J. Miller, Mrs. Beers, W.A. Collamer, W. Waring, S. Smith, and R.T. Esmond.
§ 13: M. J. Betts, Mrs. Beers, E. Raymond, Mrs. Weed, J. Weeks. Wm. Kelly, T. Moffat, J.S. Wilson, J. Weed, Harness Sh., L. Benedict, J. Switz, and B.S.Sh.

Southwest corner of town listed from north to south.

§ 20: Mrs. J.F. Kingsley, S.H.No.7, and A. Hiller [two houses].
§ 21 with Burnt Hills on its east side (see the separte inset for Burnt Hills): T. Casey, D. Wetsel [two houses], Miss Peters & Mrs. Sherman, F. Haines, T. Brady, T. Welch, F.D. Saunders, Parsonage, Dr. H. Saunders, Store, J.C. Betts, F.S. Parks, N. Capen, J.A.Putman, J. Caveny, T. Murry, and Putman.

Fifth allotment in the south and southeast of town, listed from north to south.

§ 1 with Burnt Hills on its west side (see the separte inset for Burnt Hills): A. Waterman, S. coons, Parsonage, Epis. Ch., B.F. Forster, J.H. Pink, W. Hall [in far south], and A. Teater.
§ 2: S. & A. Larkins, F.R. Jones, and S. Merchant.
§ 3 with the community of South Ballston in its south part: J. E. Davis [several houses], G. Carver [?], G.H. Briggs, S. Briggs, S.B., W.H., S.B., B.S.Sh., J. Boyce, R.R. Depot, J. Boyce shop, Shoe Shop, G. Wager, and Welch.

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