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 Burlington (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 Burlington. 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.
Burlington is located in Otsego 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 Otsego County: Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Burlington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burlington:
- Otsego County (The home county of Burlington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
- Snowdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- Burlington Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patent is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
- West Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garrattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cattown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cattown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
- Cattown has also been known as:
- Cat Town
- Oaksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Edmeston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fly Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Plainfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
- Button City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- New Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Sherburne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Norwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Lathams Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Upton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Haynes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Kirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Beaver Meadow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
- Davenport Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Simpsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Shackport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Kortright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Harpersfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merrickville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- Sidney Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- Crum Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
- West Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chepachet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Millers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Cullen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- South Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Edicks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Paines Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Ilion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mohawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norwich Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Deck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Corrado Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- East Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Hamilton Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- Earlville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Solsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Randallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Bouckville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pecksport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Pine Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- Morrisville Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
- Sprout Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brookman Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Buel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Hallsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Ames
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mindenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Nelliston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canajoharie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palatine Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Pine Village Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Clayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sangerfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sauquoit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Oriskany Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Seward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Sharon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Janesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Richmondville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beards Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burlington, see our County-by-County Page for Burlington.
Cemeteries Near Burlington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burlington.
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 Burlington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burlington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
- Burlington Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Butternut Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snowden Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burlington Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butterfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Exeter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Hartwick Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burlington had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
- West Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snowdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- Burlington Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Exeter is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Exeter
- Garrattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edmeston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Welcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Oaksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Schuyler Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Edmeston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Edmeston is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edmeston
- Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Fly Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plainfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burlington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burlington.
Newspapers Published in Burlington ...
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 Burlington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burlington, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burlington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Burlington:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Otsego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Herkimer County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Oneida County
- Schoharie 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 Burlington, 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 from Point A (ie- Burlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |