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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 Ephratah (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 Ephratah. 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 Ephratah ...

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.

Another variation: Ephrata.

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.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Ephratah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ephratah.

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

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

  • Getman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Getman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Getman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ephratah Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephratah Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ephratah Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dillenback Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillenback Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillenback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kecks Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kecks Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kecks Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dillaborough Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillaborough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillaborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sitterly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sitterly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sitterly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nestle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nestle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nestle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fical Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McBeth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rockwood Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwood Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockwood Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dempster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dempster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dempster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Micheal Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Micheal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Micheal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clouse Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Klock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klock 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ephratah had a population of 401 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Stone Arabia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Arabia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Arabia
    • Stone Arabia is located in Montgomery County
  • Garoga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kecks Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kecks Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
    • Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rockwood
    • From Ephratah to Rockwood
  • Lassellsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelliston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelliston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelliston
    • Nelliston is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelliston <2>
  • Sammonsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fort Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
    • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <2>
  • Palatine Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Johnsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Canajoharie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
    • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <2>
  • Sprakers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprakers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprakers
    • Sprakers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprakers <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Yosts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yosts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosts
      • Yosts is located in Montgomery County
    • Randall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Freysbush
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freysbush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysbush
      • Freysbush is located in Montgomery County

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

Newspapers Published in Ephratah ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ephratah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ephratah, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ephratah.

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 Ephratah:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ephratah. 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>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 Ephratah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ephratah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ephratah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0008, Longitude: -74.5424    









 

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