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 Dams Corner (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 Dams Corner. 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 Dams Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Dams Corner: Dams Cor. (or less commonly used: Dams Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Dams Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dams Corner may originally have been Dam's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dams Corner might be written as Dam Corner.
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 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.
Dams Corner is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Dams Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dams Corner:
- Oneida County (The home county of Dams Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dams Corner, with the one closest to Dams Corner listed first.
- Cagwin Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
- Blackmans Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
- Greenway Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
- Agnes Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Sconondoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Verona Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Verona Mills is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Mills
- Greenway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Sherrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Bartlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dams Corner, with the one closest to Dams Corner listed first.
- Otselic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Otselic Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dams Corner, with the one closest to Dams Corner listed first.
- Norwich Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- West Winfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corrado Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Frankfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Poland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Russia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Russia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Chepachet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Cold Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ilion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dams Corner, with the one closest to Dams Corner listed first.
- West Leyden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leisher Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Osceola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Mohawk Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Constableville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dams Corner, with the one closest to Dams Corner listed first.
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Wampsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Valley Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Canastota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Munns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Munns is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
- Munnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Clockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitelaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Cottons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dams Corner, with the one closest to Dams Corner listed first.
- Tall Pines Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Mycenae
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
- Kirkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Manlius
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pompey Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Watervale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Lyndon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Delphi Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- De Witt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dams Corner, with the one closest to Dams Corner listed first.
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Constantia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- West Amboy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- West Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Monroe is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Kasoag
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Mallory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central Square
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Otsego County
- Plainfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dams Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Dams Corner.
Cemeteries Near Dams Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dams Corner.
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 Dams Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dams Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dams Corner, with the one closest to Dams Corner listed first.
- Joslyn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Verona Protestant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hazard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- St. Helena's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Helena's Cemetery
- The St. Helena's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Helena's / Valley View Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66586 <3>
- Oneida Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Dams Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dams Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dams Corner, with the one closest to Dams Corner listed first.
- Verona
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Verona Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Verona Station is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Station
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Sherrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Greenway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Verona Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Verona Mills is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Mills
- Higginsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- State Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- State Bridge is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Bridge
- Durhamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Bennetts Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dams Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dams Corner.
Newspapers Published in Dams Corner ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dams Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dams Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dams Corner.
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 Dams Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Herkimer County
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego County
- Otsego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Dams Corner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dams Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |