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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 Fergusonville (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 Fergusonville. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Fergusonville is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Fergusonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
    • Simpsonville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • North Kortright
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
    • Davenport Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harpersfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shackport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
    • Hobart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • South Kortright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stamford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bovina Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bovina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • North Franklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Delhi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
    • Potter Hollow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cooksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Preston Hollow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
    • New Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Upton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Button City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Lathams Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Lexington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Kill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Windham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
    • Cullen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • South Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Starkville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
    • Buel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Sprout Brook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ames
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
    • Lykers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
    • Flat Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Brookman Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Canajoharie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
    • Schenevus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Maryland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Worcester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Portlandville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Milford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Colliersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Westford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Westville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Decatur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Calcutta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Calcutta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
    • Middlefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Middlefield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Hartwick Seminary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartwick Seminary is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick Seminary
    • Oneonta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Summit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
    • Beards Hollow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
    • Richmondville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Blenheim
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Janesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Seward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Vintonton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Warnerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Breakabeen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Cobleskill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawyersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
    • Highmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Ayr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Bushnellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville

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

Cemeteries Near Fergusonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fergusonville.

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

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

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

  • Fergusonville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Butts Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bliven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Titus Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Strain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Schenevus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Kortright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (401 more) ...
    • Blakely Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Covenanter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Braehead Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fergusonville had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Davenport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Schenevus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • South Worcester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Worcester is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
  • Chaseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaseville is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
  • North Kortright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
  • North Harpersfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
  • Maryland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Davenport Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Meredith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Kortright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
  • Elk Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Elk Creek is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Harpersfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Worcester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Davenport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • West Davenport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Davenport
    • Charlotteville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Fergusonville ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fergusonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fergusonville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fergusonville.

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 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 Fergusonville:

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>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.
<3>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 Fergusonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Fergusonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.