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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 Farmers Mills (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 Farmers Mills. 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 Farmers Mills ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Farmers Mills: Farmers Mls. (or less commonly used: Farmers Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Farmers Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Farmers Mills may originally have been Farmer's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Farmers Mills might be written as Farmer Mills.

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

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Farmers Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Clinton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kirkland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Kirkland is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Paris
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Clark Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Westmoreland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • New Hartford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Waterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Augusta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Oriskany Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sauquoit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bartlett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • New York Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sangerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Button City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Sherburne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Otselic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • New Berlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • North Norwich
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Beaver Meadow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Otselic Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • West Winfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Chepachet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Corrado Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Millers Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Ilion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <2>
    • Mohawk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Herkimer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kast Bridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • East Herkimer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
    • Poland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Solsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Munns
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Valley Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Munnsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pratts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Kenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Bouckville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratts Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • Siloam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Morrisville Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
    • Pine Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Oneida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Mycenae
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Delphi Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Tall Pines Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Kirkville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Pompey Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Manlius
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Fayetteville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Oswego County
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmers Mills, with the one closest to Farmers Mills listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Brighton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Burlington Flats
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmeston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • South Edmeston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Richfield Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • West Burlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Snowdon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Pittsfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Cattown
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Garrattsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oaksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
    • Patent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent

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

Cemeteries Near Farmers Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmers Mills.

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 Farmers Mills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deansboro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkland Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chuckery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crown Hill Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • O'Toole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thistle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hiller Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (433 more) ...
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Blackmen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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 Farmers Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farmers Mills.

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

  • Clinton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kirkland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kirkland is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Lairdsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lairdsville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Paris is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Marshall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Hecla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hecla is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
  • Vernon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Knoxboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Augusta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Augusta is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Oriskany Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Paris Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris Station is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Farmers Mills ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmers Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmers Mills, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmers Mills.

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 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 Farmers Mills:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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 Farmers Mills, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farmers Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.