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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 Deck (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 Deck. 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 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.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Deck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deck.

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

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

  • Jordanville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordanville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pooler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pooler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pooler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Paine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haupt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haupt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haupt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Houpt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Garlock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garlock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heath Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heath Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Piper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Helmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paines Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paines Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paines Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Van Hornesville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Hornesville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Hornesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jones Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Deck had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Paines Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Edicks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Newville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newville
    • From Deck to Newville
  • Jordanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
    • Jordanville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordanville <2>
  • Van Hornesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Hornesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hornesville
    • Van Hornesville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Hornesville <2>
  • Jacksonburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Starkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cullen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cullen
    • From Deck to Cullen
  • Indian Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Castle
    • Indian Castle is located in Herkimer County
  • Little Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • South Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Herkimer County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • East Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creek
      • East Creek is located in Herkimer County
    • Herkimer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Deck ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deck.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deck, 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 Deck.

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 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 Deck:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deck. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Deck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9505, Longitude: -74.8802    
<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 Deck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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