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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 Cold Brook (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 Cold Brook. 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 Cold Brook ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cold Brook: Cold Brk.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cold Brook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cold Brook.

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

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

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Cold Brook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
    • Poland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Russia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Newport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gray
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Norway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Grant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Old City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Northwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Middleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kast Bridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Salisbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Corrado Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
    • Emmonsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
    • Middle Sprite
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Crum Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
    • Lassellsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
    • Ephratah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ephratah is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
    • Garoga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
    • Rockwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
    • Morehouseville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • Arietta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Piseco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Leyden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Constableville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyonsdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Mohawk Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Collinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
    • Mindenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
    • Saint Johnsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Brookman Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Nelliston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
    • North Gage
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • Trenton Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Prospect
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Barneveld
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Remsen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland Patent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Deerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • East Floyd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Utica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Utica is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
    • Marcy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Floyd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Richfield Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Plainfield Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Springfield Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Middle Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village

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

Cemeteries Near Cold Brook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cold Brook.

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 Cold Brook - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cold Brook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Poland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Century Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bromley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Newport Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Faiview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gravesville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elm Tree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (288 more) ...
    • Norway Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Martins Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tanner Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cold Brook had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cold Brook had a population of 302 people.

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

  • Poland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Russia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
  • Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gravesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
  • North Gage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • North Gage is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
  • Norway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Gray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Ohio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Trenton Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
  • South Trenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Trenton
  • Northwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Middleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton

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

Newspapers Published in Cold Brook ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cold Brook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cold Brook, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cold Brook.

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 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 Cold Brook:

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>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 Cold Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cold Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.