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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 Chepachet (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 Chepachet. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Chepachet is located in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

Below are the counties that are near Chepachet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chepachet:

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

Cemeteries Near Chepachet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chepachet.

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

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

  • Brown - Young Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown - Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown - Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Winfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Winfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Winfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millers Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meeting House Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeting House Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeting House Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bardin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burgess Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Babcock Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babcock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babcock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Winfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Winfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Winfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerusalem Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twilight Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twilight Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twilight Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Gird Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gird Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Huntly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chepachet had a population of 149 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cedarville Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Station
    • Cedarville Station is located in Herkimer County
  • East Winfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winfield
    • East Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • Cedarville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cedarville
    • From Chepachet to Cedarville
  • Millers Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • North Winfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winfield
    • North Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • West Winfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
    • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <3>
  • Cedar Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
  • Plainfield Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Richfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Otsego County
  • Babcock Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babcock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Hill
    • Babcock Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Bridgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <3>
  • South Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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    • North Bridgewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Unadilla Forks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Forks
      • Unadilla Forks is located in Otsego County
    • West Exeter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Exeter
      • West Exeter is located in Otsego County

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

Newspapers Published in Chepachet ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chepachet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chepachet, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chepachet.

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 Chepachet:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chepachet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Chepachet, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chepachet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chepachet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9110, Longitude: -75.1213       In this case, the coordinates for Chepachet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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