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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 DeRuyter (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 DeRuyter. 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 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.

DeRuyter is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near DeRuyter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of DeRuyter.

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

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

  • Albro Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burdick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merchant Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cuyler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cuyler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cuyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cuyler Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cuyler Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cuyler Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincklaen Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincklaen Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincklaen Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crumb Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crumb Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crumb Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sheds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Keeney Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keeney Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keeney Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Stockham Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockham Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockham Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Allard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Woodstock Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Woodstock Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Woodstock Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that DeRuyter had a population of 667 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, DeRuyter had a population of 518 people.

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

  • Cuyler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyler
    • Cuyler is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyler <2>
  • Lincklaen Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincklaen Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincklaen Center
    • Lincklaen Center is located in Chenango County
  • Keeney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
    • Keeney is located in Cortland County
  • Lincklaen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincklaen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincklaen
    • Lincklaen is located in Chenango County
  • Mariposa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariposa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa
    • Mariposa is located in Chenango County
  • Crains Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Woodstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Truxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
  • Fabius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheningo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheningo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheningo
    • Cheningo is located in Cortland County
  • Otselic Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Otselic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Otselic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Otselic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Otselic
      • South Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Otselic <2>
    • Erieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erieville
      • Erieville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erieville <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of DeRuyter ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around DeRuyter.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of DeRuyter. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of DeRuyter and those printed in the larger area surrounding DeRuyter.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of DeRuyter.

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 professional and volunteer 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 DeRuyter:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for DeRuyter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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 DeRuyter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- DeRuyter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in DeRuyter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7585, Longitude: -75.8880    









 

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