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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 Conesville (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 Conesville. 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 hospitals 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.

Conesville is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.

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

  • Schoharie County     (The home county of Conesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conesville, with the one closest to Conesville listed first.
    • Manorkill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • West Conesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Broome Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • Bates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • North Blenheim
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Livingstonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • Breakabeen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Franklinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • South Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Jefferson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleburgh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Vintonton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conesville, with the one closest to Conesville listed first.
    • Potter Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cooksburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Preston Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Medusa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rensselaerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Westerlo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • South Berne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
    • Westerlo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dormansville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
    • Berne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Reidsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Reidsville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conesville, with the one closest to Conesville listed first.
    • Germantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Germantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conesville, with the one closest to Conesville listed first.
    • Grand Gorge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hobart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Denver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Halcottsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harpersfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fleischmanns
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • South Kortright
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • North Kortright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
    • Bovina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • New Kingston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conesville, with the one closest to Conesville listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Jewett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Lexington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brooksburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • Cornwallville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • West Kill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Spruceton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Hunter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Norton Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conesville, with the one closest to Conesville listed first.
    • Burtonsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
    • Lykers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conesville, with the one closest to Conesville listed first.
    • Calcutta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Calcutta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
    • Worcester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Decatur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Schenevus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • South Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
    • Maryland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Westford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
    • Pleasant Brook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
    • Westville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Westville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conesville, with the one closest to Conesville listed first.
    • Delanson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Duane Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
    • Duanesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
    • Braman Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conesville, with the one closest to Conesville listed first.
    • Bushnellsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • Highmount
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Shandaken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Big Indian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Phoenicia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Oliverea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Willow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Shady
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Belle Ayr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Boiceville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bearsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Conesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conesville.

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

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

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

  • Richtmyer Case Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Patrie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • West Conesville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Freese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Manorkill Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gilboa Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ellison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Conesville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntersfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutton Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (411 more) ...
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Huggins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratt 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 Conesville had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Conesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
  • Manorkill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
  • Gilboa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mackey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mackey is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
  • Prattsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
  • Broome Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
  • Grand Gorge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bates is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • North Blenheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jewett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Potter Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Livingstonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville

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

Newspapers Published in Conesville ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conesville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conesville.

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 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 Conesville:

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