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 East Winfield (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 Winfield. 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 Winfield ...
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 Winfield: E. Winfield
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Winfield is located in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near East Winfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Winfield:
- Herkimer County (The home county of East Winfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Winfield, with the one closest to East Winfield listed first.
- Chepachet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- West Winfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Millers Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- South Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Cullen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Norwich Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Corrado Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ilion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edicks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Herkimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Winfield, with the one closest to East Winfield listed first.
- Button City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- New Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Norwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Plymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Winfield, with the one closest to East Winfield listed first.
- Crum Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Emmonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Lassellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Middle Sprite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Winfield, with the one closest to East Winfield listed first.
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- East Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Solsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- Bouckville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pecksport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Earlville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Munns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Munns is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
- Pine Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- Pratts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pratts is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Winfield, with the one closest to East Winfield listed first.
- Brookman Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Hallsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Mindenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Sprout Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Saint Johnsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ames
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nelliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Palatine Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Canajoharie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Winfield, with the one closest to East Winfield listed first.
- North Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Pine Village Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sauquoit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Sangerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Winfield, with the one closest to East Winfield listed first.
- Plainfield Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Richfield Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burlington Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snowdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- West Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cattown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cattown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
- Cattown has also been known as:
- Cat Town
- Oaksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Springfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edmeston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patent is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
- Fly Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Winfield, with the one closest to East Winfield listed first.
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Sharon Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Seward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Winfield, see our County-by-County Page for East Winfield.
Cemeteries Near East Winfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Winfield.
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 Winfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Winfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Winfield, with the one closest to East Winfield listed first.
- East Winfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burgess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meeting House Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brown - Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Winfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Babcock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twilight Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (455 more) ...
- Bridgewater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unadilla Forks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Winfield had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Winfield, with the one closest to East Winfield listed first.
- Cedarville Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedarville Station is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Station
- Chepachet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- West Winfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Plainfield Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Millers Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Winfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Winfield is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winfield
- Babcock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Babcock Hill is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Hill
- Unadilla Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unadilla Forks is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Forks
- West Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Exeter is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Exeter
- Cedar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 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 East Winfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Winfield.
Newspapers Published in East Winfield ...
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 181 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Winfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Winfield, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Winfield.
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 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 Winfield:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Herkimer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Fulton County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Oneida County
- Otsego County
- Schoharie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Winfield, 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 from Point A (ie- East Winfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |