Our Genealogy Helper
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 Fink Basin (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 Fink Basin. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Fink Basin 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 Fink Basin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fink Basin:
- Herkimer County (The home county of Fink Basin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fink Basin, with the one closest to Fink Basin listed first.
- Little Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Jacksonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Dolgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Edicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Paines Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Starkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- East Herkimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Salisbury Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Herkimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kast Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fink Basin, with the one closest to Fink Basin listed first.
- Crum Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Emmonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Lassellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Middle Sprite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Ephratah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Garoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sammonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Johnstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Gloversville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berkshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Progress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fink Basin, with the one closest to Fink Basin listed first.
- Arietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Morehouseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
- Madison County
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fink Basin, with the one closest to Fink Basin listed first.
- Mindenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Saint Johnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Brookman Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Nelliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Palatine Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sprout Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canajoharie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ames
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Flat Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Fonda
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fink Basin, with the one closest to Fink Basin listed first.
- North Gage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Gage is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
- Deerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Clayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Utica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Pine Village Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Sauquoit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trenton Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
- Bridgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Hartford is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- Yorkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New York Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fink Basin, with the one closest to Fink Basin listed first.
- Middle Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Springfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Richfield Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Cherry Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Middlefield Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Center Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Roseboom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Plainfield Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Fly Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cattown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cattown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
- Cattown has also been known as:
- Cat Town
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fink Basin, with the one closest to Fink Basin listed first.
- Leesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Sharon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Argusville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Seward
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Janesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Lawyersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Cobleskill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmondville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warnerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fink Basin, see our County-by-County Page for Fink Basin.
Cemeteries Near Fink Basin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fink Basin.
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 Fink Basin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fink Basin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fink Basin, with the one closest to Fink Basin listed first.
- Herkimer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fink - Van Valkenburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walrath Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Upper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haupt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Houpt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (373 more) ...
- Yellow Church Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Castle Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fink Basin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fink Basin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fink Basin, with the one closest to Fink Basin listed first.
- Indian Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Castle is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Castle
- Little Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Ingham Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingham Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham Mills
- Jacksonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- East Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Creek is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creek
- Deck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Mindenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Crum Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Dolgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Paines Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eatonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eatonville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatonville
- Starkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Saint Johnsville
(7 miles [11.3 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 Fink Basin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fink Basin.
Newspapers Published in Fink Basin ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fink Basin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fink Basin, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fink Basin.
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 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 Fink Basin:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Herkimer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Oneida County
- Otsego County
- Schoharie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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' (or 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- Fink Basin) 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 Fink Basin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |