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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 Alder Creek (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 Alder Creek. 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 Alder Creek ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Alder Creek: Alder Crk. (or less commonly used: Alder Ck. or Alder Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Alder Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alder Creek.

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 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.

Alder Creek is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

Below are the counties that are near Alder Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alder Creek:

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Alder Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Boonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Remsen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodgate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Redmond Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Prospect
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Frenchville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Barneveld
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Floyd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Trenton Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Westernville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland Patent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ava
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County
    • Morehouseville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Northwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Russia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Poland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Old City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Thendara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
    • Middleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kast Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Port Leyden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Leyden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lyonsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Mohawk Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Constableville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Turin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greig
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Leisher Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Michigan Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Glendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Martinsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
  • Madison County
    • Oneida Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
  • Oswego County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alder Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Alder Creek.

Cemeteries Near Alder Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alder Creek.

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 Alder Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alder Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.

  • Alder Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • French Road Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pen Y Graig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Penn Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Steuben Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sixty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Capel Isaf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Capel Ucha Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairchild Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Enlli Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alder Creek had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.

  • Forestport
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • East Steuben
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • East Steuben is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
  • Hawkinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Remsen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Boonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Steuben
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Steuben is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Dunn Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dunn Brook is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Brook
  • North Western
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Western is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Western
  • Big Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
  • Prospect
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Northwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Westernville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alder Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alder Creek.

Newspapers Published in Alder Creek ...

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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alder Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alder Creek, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alder Creek.

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 Alder Creek:

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>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 Alder Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alder Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.