Our Genealogy Helper
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 Bonney (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 Bonney. 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 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.
Bonney 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 Bonney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonney:
- Chenango County (The home county of Bonney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonney, with the one closest to Bonney listed first.
- Otselic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Beaver Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Otselic Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Otselic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Sherburne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Norwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Pitcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Norwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Button City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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 Bonney, with the one closest to Bonney listed first.
- Upper Lisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Triangle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Killawog
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonney, with the one closest to Bonney listed first.
- Crains Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Truxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Solon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- East Homer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- McGraw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- East River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Slab City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Preble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Little York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- East Scott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Homer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonney, with the one closest to Bonney listed first.
- West Winfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chepachet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Norwich Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonney, with the one closest to Bonney listed first.
- Earlville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Randallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- West Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- South Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- East Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Pecksport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Puckerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- DeRuyter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Morrisville Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
- Morrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonney, with the one closest to Bonney listed first.
- Stockwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Oriskany Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Sangerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oneida Castle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Sconondoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Cassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonney, with the one closest to Bonney listed first.
- Delphi Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fabius
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pompey Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Apulia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Berwyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Pompey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Log City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Log City is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
- Watervale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Tully
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Assembly Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Eagle Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Manlius
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- LaFayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette has also been known as:
- LaFayette Square
- Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <1>
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonney, with the one closest to Bonney listed first.
- South Edmeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Edmeston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burlington Flats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Burlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garrattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Copes Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Plainfield Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Welcome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Patent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Patent is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
- Lena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonney, see our County-by-County Page for Bonney.
Cemeteries Near Bonney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonney.
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 Bonney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonney, with the one closest to Bonney listed first.
- Bonney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Otselic.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65178 <2>
- Niles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cole Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lebanon Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seventh Day Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West End Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willcox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Willcox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- The Willcox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilcok Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66738 <2>
- Stover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Reynolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earlville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rhode Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bonney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonney, with the one closest to Bonney listed first.
- Otselic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Otselic Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Beaver Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lebanon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Earlville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Otselic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Pharsalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Pharsalia is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pharsalia
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Mariposa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mariposa is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Kirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Sherburne Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonney.
Newspapers Published in Bonney ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonney, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bonney:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chenango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cortland County
- Herkimer County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Otsego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bonney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bonney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |