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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 have occurred.

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

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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)
    • Redmond Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Prospect
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Frenchville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
    • Barneveld
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Barneveld is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneveld <1>
    • Trenton Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Westernville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland Patent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
      • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <1>
    • Ava
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Camroden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Floyd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Hamilton County
    • Morehouseville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
    • Russia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Cold Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
      • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <1>
    • Poland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
    • Gray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
    • Norway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • Old City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
    • Thendara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
    • Middleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <1>
    • Corrado Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Norwich Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Salisbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
    • Constableville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Lyons Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Turin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
      • Turin is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <1>
    • Greig
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Leisher Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
    • Michigan Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Glendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Watson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Lewis County
  • Madison County
    • Oneida Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
  • Oswego County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alder Creek, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4>. 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 first turn to 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alder Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Creek Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechwood Cemetery
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egypt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • French Road Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Road Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Road Church Cemetery
  • Pen Y Graig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pen Y Graig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pen Y Graig Cemetery
  • Penn Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penn Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penn Mtn. Cemetery
  • North Steuben Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Steuben Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Steuben Cemetery
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
  • Sixty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixty Cemetery
  • Capel Isaf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capel Isaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capel Isaf Cemetery
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Capel Ucha Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capel Ucha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capel Ucha Cemetery
    • Fairchild Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
    • Enlli Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enlli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enlli Cemetery

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.<5>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestport
    • Forestport is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestport <1>
  • East Steuben
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
    • East Steuben is located in Oneida County
  • Hawkinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
    • Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
    • Steuben is located in Oneida County
  • Dunn Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Brook
    • Dunn Brook is located in Oneida County
  • North Western
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Western have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Western
    • North Western is located in Oneida County
  • Big Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
    • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
  • Prospect
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Northwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
  • Westernville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Trenton Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alder Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alder Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alder Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4234, Longitude: -75.2279       In this case, the coordinates for Alder Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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