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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 Empeyville (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 Empeyville. 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.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Empeyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Empeyville, with the one closest to Empeyville listed first.
    • Camden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Taberg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blossvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • McConnellsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Brookfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Leisure Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Ava
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Vienna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Humaston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
    • Elpis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • North Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Coonrod
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
  • Herkimer County
    • Northwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Empeyville, with the one closest to Empeyville listed first.
    • Worth Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Worth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Lorraine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Empeyville, with the one closest to Empeyville listed first.
    • Leisher Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Osceola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • West Leyden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Michigan Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Constableville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Collinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Port Leyden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Turin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Rector
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Lyonsdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Empeyville, with the one closest to Empeyville listed first.
    • Oneida Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Whitelaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Oneida
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Canastota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Wampsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Kenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Clockville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sullivan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Bolivar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Cottons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Chittenango
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Valley Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Empeyville, with the one closest to Empeyville listed first.
    • Tall Pines Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Brewerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mycenae
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Minoa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <1>
    • Clay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Syracuse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • Eagle Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Fayetteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Syracuse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Euclid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Lyndon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Empeyville, with the one closest to Empeyville listed first.
    • Redfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kasoag
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Cleveland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Amboy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Nicholsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Altmar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gayville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • Chateaugay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Constantia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Albion Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Orwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Monroe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Dugway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway

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

Cemeteries Near Empeyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Empeyville.

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 Empeyville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Greely Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grilley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stanford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Whiffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (284 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Empeyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Empeyville.

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

  • Glenmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenmore is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Camden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
  • Osceola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Osceola is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Taberg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McConnellsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
  • Blossvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Elpis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elpis is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
  • Vienna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Vienna is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Humaston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Humaston is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lee Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • West Branch is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
    • Ava
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Empeyville ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Empeyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Empeyville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Empeyville.

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 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 Empeyville:

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>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- Empeyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Empeyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.