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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 Brothertown (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 Brothertown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Brothertown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brothertown, with the one closest to Brothertown listed first.
    • Waterville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oriskany Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sangerfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Augusta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Stockwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Paris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cassville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Clayville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Bridgewater
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Pine Village Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Kirkland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Kirkland is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Bridgewater
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brothertown, with the one closest to Brothertown listed first.
    • Button City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Sherburne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Otselic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • New Berlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • North Norwich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Beaver Meadow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Otselic Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Plymouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • South Otselic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brothertown, with the one closest to Brothertown listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • West Winfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedarville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Chepachet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Millers Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Corrado Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ilion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
    • Mohawk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • South Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Herkimer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cullen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • East Herkimer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brothertown, with the one closest to Brothertown listed first.
    • Madison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Solsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bouckville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Munns
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pratts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Valley Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Pecksport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Pine Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Pratts Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • East Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Brookfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brothertown, with the one closest to Brothertown listed first.
    • Delphi Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Mycenae
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Pompey Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Tall Pines Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Kirkville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Manlius
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Fabius
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Log City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
    • Minoa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <1>
    • Pompey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Oswego County
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brothertown, with the one closest to Brothertown listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • South Edmeston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Burlington Flats
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmeston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • West Burlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Richfield Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pittsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Snowdon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Garrattsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Patent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Cattown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town
    • Oaksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville

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

Cemeteries Near Brothertown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brothertown.

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

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

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

  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Waterville Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Thistle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deansboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • O'Toole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Opening Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarrytown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knoxboro - Augusta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (453 more) ...

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 Brothertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brothertown.

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

  • Oriskany Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Waterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sangerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Marshall is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Augusta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Augusta is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Solsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
  • Paris Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Paris Station is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
  • Knoxboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Brookfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Brookfield is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
  • Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Bouckville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pratts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts

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

Newspapers Published in Brothertown ...

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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brothertown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brothertown, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brothertown.

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 Brothertown:

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 Brothertown, 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' (or 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- Brothertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.