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 Brewers Corner (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 Brewers Corner. 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 Brewers Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Brewers Corner: Brewers Cor. (or less commonly used: Brewers Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Brewers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Brewers Corner may originally have been Brewer's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Brewers Corner might be written as Brewer Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Brewers Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brewers Corner.
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 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.
Brewers Corner 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 Brewers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brewers Corner:
- Oneida County (The home county of Brewers Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Corner, with the one closest to Brewers Corner listed first.
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blackmans Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
- Cagwin Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
- Bartlett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Greenway Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
- Greenway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenway is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Sherrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sconondoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
- Dix
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dix is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
- Agnes Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Oneida Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Corner, with the one closest to Brewers Corner listed first.
- Button City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Otselic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Sherburne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Otselic Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Corner, with the one closest to Brewers Corner listed first.
- Norwich Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Corrado Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Frankfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Winfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Russia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Russia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Ilion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Poland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chepachet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Cold Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millers Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Corner, with the one closest to Brewers Corner listed first.
- West Leyden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leisher Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Mohawk Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Osceola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Corner, with the one closest to Brewers Corner listed first.
- Kenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Munns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Munns is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
- Munnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oneida Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Wampsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Clockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canastota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peterboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Corner, with the one closest to Brewers Corner listed first.
- Tall Pines Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Mycenae
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
- Eagle Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Kirkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manlius
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pompey Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delphi Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watervale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Lyndon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- De Witt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- De Witt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Corner, with the one closest to Brewers Corner listed first.
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Constantia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- West Amboy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- West Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Corner, with the one closest to Brewers Corner listed first.
- Plainfield Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Burlington Flats
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brewers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Brewers Corner.
Cemeteries Near Brewers Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brewers Corner.
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 Brewers Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brewers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brewers Corner, with the one closest to Brewers Corner listed first.
- Lowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joslyn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twitchel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Helena's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Helena's Cemetery
- The St. Helena's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Helena's / Valley View Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66586 <3>
- Oneida Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Skinner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blackmen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Hamil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoagg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Brewers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brewers Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brewers Corner, with the one closest to Brewers Corner listed first.
- Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Verona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verona Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verona Station is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Station
- Sherrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hecla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hecla is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Bartlett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Greenway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenway is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Oneida Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Kenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Bennetts Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lairdsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lairdsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Dix
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dix is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brewers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brewers Corner.
Newspapers Published in Brewers Corner ...
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 Brewers Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brewers Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brewers Corner.
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 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 Brewers Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Herkimer County
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego County
- Otsego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brewers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Brewers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |