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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 Emmonsburg (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 Emmonsburg. 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 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.

Emmonsburg is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Emmonsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emmonsburg.

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

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

  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roundtop Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roundtop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roundtop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stratford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stratford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stratford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tuttle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuttle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuttle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holsted Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holsted Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holsted Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dolgeville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bridgett's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgett's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridgett's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middle Sprite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Bridget Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridget Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridget Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • Salisbury Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chatsey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Emmonsburg had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Stratford
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <2>
  • Lotville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotville
    • Lotville is located in Fulton County
  • Dolgeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Middle Sprite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salisbury Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oppenheim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppenheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppenheim
    • Oppenheim is located in Fulton County
  • Salisbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salisbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Salisbury
    • From Emmonsburg to Salisbury
  • Ingham Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingham Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham Mills
    • Ingham Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Crum Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lassellsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Castle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • East Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Saint Johnsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
      • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <2>
    • Fairfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Herkimer County

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

Newspapers Published in Emmonsburg ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emmonsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emmonsburg, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emmonsburg.

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 Emmonsburg:

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<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 Emmonsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Emmonsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emmonsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1523, Longitude: -74.7079       In this case, the coordinates for Emmonsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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