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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 Beartown (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 Beartown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Beartown 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 Beartown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beartown:

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Beartown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beartown, with the one closest to Beartown listed first.
    • Ava
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Westernville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Frenchville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
    • Point Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
    • Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
    • Coonrod
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coonrod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
      • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
    • Redmond Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Camroden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Leisure Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
    • Taberg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Air City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
      • Air City is located in Oneida County
    • Humaston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Humaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beartown, with the one closest to Beartown listed first.
    • Grant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Northwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Russia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Poland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Cold Brook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Newport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Gray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Norwich Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Old City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
    • Norway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • Frankfort
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Middleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beartown, with the one closest to Beartown listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mohawk Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
    • Leisher Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
    • Constableville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Port Leyden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Osceola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
    • Collinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Michigan Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michigan Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Lyons Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lyonsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
    • Turin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beartown, with the one closest to Beartown listed first.
    • Oneida Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
    • Oneida
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
    • Wampsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitelaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitelaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
    • Canastota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
    • Clockville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Munns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
      • Munns is located in Madison County
    • Munnsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Siloam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
    • Cottons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
  • Onondaga County
    • Tall Pines Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beartown, with the one closest to Beartown listed first.
    • Redfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <1>
    • Nicholsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
    • West Amboy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Amboy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
    • Constantia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Gayville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
    • Chateaugay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateaugay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Altmar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Altmar is located in Oswego County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <1>
    • Albion Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County

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

Cemeteries Near Beartown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beartown.

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 Beartown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Welsh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Delta Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thorton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eames Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eames Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eames Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frenchville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frenchville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frenchville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ava Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ava Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ava Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Polish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carmichael Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmichael Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmichael Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (262 more) ...
    • Link Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Link Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Link Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rome Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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>

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

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

  • West Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
    • West Branch is located in Oneida County
  • Lee Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
    • Lee Center is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <1>
  • Ava
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Westernville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Western
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Western have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Western
    • North Western is located in Oneida County
  • Dunn Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Brook
    • Dunn Brook is located in Oneida County
  • Point Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
  • Big Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
    • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
  • Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Oneida County
  • Coonrod
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coonrod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
    • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
  • Ridge Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Mills
    • Ridge Mills is located in Oneida County
  • West Leyden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Taberg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Camroden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Steuben
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Oneida County

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

Newspapers Published in Beartown ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beartown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beartown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beartown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Beartown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beartown. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<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 Beartown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beartown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beartown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3509, Longitude: -75.4541       In this case, the coordinates for Beartown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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