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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 Steuben (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 Steuben. 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 Steuben ...

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.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Steuben. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Steuben.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of East Steuben)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Steuben, with the one closest to East Steuben listed first.
    • Remsen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barneveld
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Floyd
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Frenchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Boonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland Patent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Westernville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodgate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Redmond Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Camroden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
  • Fulton County
    • Emmonsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
  • Hamilton County
    • Morehouseville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Steuben, with the one closest to East Steuben listed first.
    • Northwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Grant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Russia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Poland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Old City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Middleville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankfort
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kast Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Corrado Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Steuben, with the one closest to East Steuben listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Port Leyden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Constableville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyonsdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Collinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Turin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Leisher Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Greig
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Glendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Osceola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Steuben, with the one closest to East Steuben listed first.
    • Oneida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Oneida Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley

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

Cemeteries Near East Steuben ...

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

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 East Steuben - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Steuben covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • French Road Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Penn Mtn. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pen Y Graig Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sixty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Capel Isaf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Capel Ucha Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alder Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cobin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Capel Bont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Fairchild Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beechwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North Steuben Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Steuben had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Alder Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Steuben
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Steuben is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Remsen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Big Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
  • Prospect
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Western
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Western is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Western
  • Dunn Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dunn Brook is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Brook
  • Hawkinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
  • Northwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Westernville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Holland Patent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant

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

Newspapers Published in East Steuben ...

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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Steuben.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Steuben, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Steuben.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 East Steuben:

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>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 Steuben, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Steuben) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.