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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 Cranes Corners (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 Cranes Corners. 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 Cranes Corners ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Cranes Corners: Cranes Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Cranes Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cranes Corners may originally have been Crane's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cranes Corners might be written as Crane Corners.

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 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.

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Cranes Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Corners, with the one closest to Cranes Corners listed first.
    • Corrado Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Cedarville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
    • Frankfort
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
    • Ilion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
    • Norwich Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Millers Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
    • Chepachet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepachet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
    • Mohawk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Herkimer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • West Winfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • East Herkimer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
      • East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
    • Kast Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kast Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Corners, with the one closest to Cranes Corners listed first.
    • Button City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Columbus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • New Berlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherburne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Corners, with the one closest to Cranes Corners listed first.
    • Crum Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Emmonsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emmonsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
    • Lassellsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
    • Middle Sprite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Sprite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
      • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
    • Ephratah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
      • Ephratah is located in Fulton County
    • Garoga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Corners, with the one closest to Cranes Corners listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Solsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solsville
      • Solsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solsville <4>
    • East Hamilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Hamilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • South Hamilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Bouckville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Munns
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
      • Munns is located in Madison County
    • Hamilton Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
    • Hamilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Munnsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pecksport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pecksport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
    • Pratts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Corners, with the one closest to Cranes Corners listed first.
    • Brookman Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Mindenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mindenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
    • Hallsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Saint Johnsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
      • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <4>
    • Sprout Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Buel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
    • Nelliston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelliston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelliston
      • Nelliston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelliston <4>
    • Ames
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <4>
    • Canajoharie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
      • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
    • Palatine Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Corners, with the one closest to Cranes Corners listed first.
    • Clayville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
      • Clayville is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayville <4>
    • Sauquoit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cassville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bridgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bridgewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
    • Pine Village Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
    • Utica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
    • Bridgewater
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Paris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
    • Deerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
    • New Hartford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • New York Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorkville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Corners, with the one closest to Cranes Corners listed first.
    • Brighton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
    • Plainfield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
    • Richfield Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
      • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <4>
    • Burlington Flats
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Springfield Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Snowdon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County
    • Cattown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town
    • Oaksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
    • Middle Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
    • Fly Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • West Burlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cranes Corners, with the one closest to Cranes Corners listed first.
    • Leesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Sharon Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
      • Sharon Springs is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <4>

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

Cemeteries Near Cranes Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cranes Corners.

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

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

  • Jerusalem Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Litchfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Litchfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Litchfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Columbia Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Columbia Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Columbia Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gird Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frankfort Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankfort Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frankfort Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Babcock Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Warren Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Armory Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oak View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

While we didn't find Cranes Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cranes Corners.

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

  • Cedar Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
  • Cedarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
  • North Winfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winfield
    • North Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • Millers Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
  • Ilion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
  • Frankfort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
  • Norwich Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Cedarville Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Station
    • Cedarville Station is located in Herkimer County
  • Chepachet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepachet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
  • East Schuyler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Schuyler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Schuyler
    • East Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
  • Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
    • Harbor is located in Herkimer County
  • Babcock Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babcock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Hill
    • Babcock Hill is located in Oneida County
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    • East Winfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winfield
      • East Winfield is located in Herkimer County
    • Mohawk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sauquoit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Cranes Corners ...

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 235 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cranes Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cranes Corners, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cranes Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cranes Corners:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cranes Corners. 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>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Cranes Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cranes Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cranes Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9856, Longitude: -75.1238       In this case, the coordinates for Cranes Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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