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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 Farrel Corner (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 Farrel Corner. 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 Farrel Corner ...

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 Farrel Corner: Farrel Cor. (or less commonly used: Farrel Crn.)

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.

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Farrel Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrel Corner, with the one closest to Farrel Corner listed first.
    • Newport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Poland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Old City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Cold Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Middleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Russia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Norway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Kast Bridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Gray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Corrado Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrel Corner, with the one closest to Farrel Corner listed first.
    • Emmonsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
    • Crum Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
    • Middle Sprite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Lassellsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
    • Garoga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
    • Rockwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Ephratah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ephratah is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrel Corner, with the one closest to Farrel Corner listed first.
    • Morehouseville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • Arietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
  • Lewis County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrel Corner, with the one closest to Farrel Corner listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Munns
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Solsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Kenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Munnsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrel Corner, with the one closest to Farrel Corner listed first.
    • Mindenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
    • Saint Johnsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookman Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Hallsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Nelliston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sprout Brook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Palatine Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrel Corner, with the one closest to Farrel Corner listed first.
    • North Gage
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • Deerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Trenton Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Barneveld
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Utica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Utica is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
    • Holland Patent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorkville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Whitesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • East Floyd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrel Corner, with the one closest to Farrel Corner listed first.
    • Brighton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Richfield Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Plainfield Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Springfield Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Middle Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Burlington Flats
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cattown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town
    • Oaksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
    • Snowdon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Cherry Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlefield Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center

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

Cemeteries Near Farrel Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farrel Corner.

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 Farrel Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Welch Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tanner Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Martins Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Newport Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Poland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elm Tree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bromley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Budlong Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (334 more) ...
    • Budlong Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Minott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Middleville Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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>

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

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

  • Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Poland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Gage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Gage is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
  • Middleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Schuyler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Schuyler
  • Gravesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
  • Norway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • South Trenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Trenton
  • Russia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
  • Deerfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbor is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kast Bridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • East Schuyler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • East Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Schuyler
    • Fairfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fairfield is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield

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

Newspapers Published in Farrel Corner ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farrel Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farrel Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farrel Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Farrel Corner:

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