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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 East Meredith (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 East Meredith. 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 East Meredith ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Meredith: E. Meredith

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 doctors 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.

East Meredith is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of East Meredith)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Meredith, with the one closest to East Meredith listed first.
    • Davenport Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Shackport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
    • North Kortright
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Simpsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
    • Bloomville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harpersfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Delhi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • South Kortright
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
    • Hobart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Hobart is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <1>
    • Bovina Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bovina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Meredith, with the one closest to East Meredith listed first.
    • Mount Upton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • New Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lathams Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lathams Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
    • East Guilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
    • Button City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • Guilford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Meredith, with the one closest to East Meredith listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Lexington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Kill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Meredith, with the one closest to East Meredith listed first.
    • Colliersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maryland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Portlandville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Schenevus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oneonta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <1>
    • West End
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in Otsego County
    • Milford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Laurens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
      • Laurens is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <1>
    • West Oneonta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
    • Worcester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Vision
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Otego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Meredith, with the one closest to East Meredith listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • South Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Jefferson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
    • Beards Hollow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
    • Richmondville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vintonton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vintonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
    • Janesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Seward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
    • Warnerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Broome Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Cobleskill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Meredith, with the one closest to East Meredith listed first.
    • Lew Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
    • Beaverkill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaverkill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Meredith, with the one closest to East Meredith listed first.
    • Highmount
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Ayr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Ayr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
    • Pine Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Hill <1>
    • Bushnellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County

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

Cemeteries Near East Meredith ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Meredith.

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

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

  • East Meredith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Meredith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Meredith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davenport Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMinn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMinn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meredith Square Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meredith Square Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meredith Square Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benedict Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benedict Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benedict Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covenanter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenanter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covenanter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charlotte Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlotte Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mertins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mertins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mertins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (361 more) ...
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Braehead Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braehead Road Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braehead Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Butts Corners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butts Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butts Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Meredith had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Kortright
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kortright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
    • West Kortright is located in Delaware County
  • Davenport Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meredith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Meredith is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <1>
  • Davenport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <1>
  • West Davenport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Davenport
    • West Davenport is located in Delaware County
  • Fergusonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fergusonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
    • Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
  • Colliersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Kortright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
    • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
  • Maryland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • West Meredith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meredith
    • West Meredith is located in Delaware County
  • Portlandville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Chaseville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
      • Chaseville is located in Otsego County
    • South Worcester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
      • South Worcester is located in Otsego County
    • Schenevus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in East Meredith ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Meredith.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Meredith, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Meredith.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 East Meredith:

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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

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>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.
<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>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 East Meredith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Meredith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Meredith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4215, Longitude: -74.8868       In this case, the coordinates for East Meredith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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