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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 Amblerville (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 Amblerville. 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.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Amblerville is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.

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

  • Chenango County     (The home county of Amblerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amblerville, with the one closest to Amblerville listed first.
    • Lathams Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • New Berlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwich
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Upton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Norwich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Haynes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Columbus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Sherburne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Guilford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Button City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amblerville, with the one closest to Amblerville listed first.
    • Nineveh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Colesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Belden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Creekside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinneville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
    • Center Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Triangle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Triangle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Upper Lisle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amblerville, with the one closest to Amblerville listed first.
    • Sidney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sidney Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • North Franklin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Masonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Tacoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Merrickville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Davenport Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mundale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Shackport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
    • Barbourville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • China
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amblerville, with the one closest to Amblerville listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chepachet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Cedarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Millers Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amblerville, with the one closest to Amblerville listed first.
    • South Hamilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Earlville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • East Hamilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Brookfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Randallsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Hamilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Pecksport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Bouckville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pine Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • West Eaton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • West Eaton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amblerville, with the one closest to Amblerville listed first.
    • Stockwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Bridgewater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sangerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Waterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • North Bridgewater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Oriskany Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cassville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Augusta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Clayville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amblerville, with the one closest to Amblerville listed first.
    • Gilbertsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Copes Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Pittsfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • South Edmeston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Youmans Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Edmeston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrattsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Welcome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Welcome is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Wells Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Otego
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Amblerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amblerville.

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 Amblerville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Amblerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holmesville Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wightman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Edmonds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Norwich Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Scribner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (400 more) ...
    • Old Churchyard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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>

While we didn't find Amblerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amblerville.

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

  • Holmesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Holmesville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • South New Berlin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • South New Berlin is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Berlin
  • Chenango Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chenango Lake is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango Lake
  • Lathams Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
  • Rockwells Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rockwells Mills is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwells Mills
  • Gilbertsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Upton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Morris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Haynes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Norwich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • South Plymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • South Plymouth is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plymouth
    • Guilford Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Guilford Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center

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

Newspapers Published in Amblerville ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amblerville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amblerville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amblerville.

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 helpful 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 Amblerville:

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 Amblerville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amblerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.