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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 Fish Creek (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 Fish Creek. 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 Fish Creek ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fish Creek: Fish Crk. (or less commonly used: Fish Ck. or Fish Cr.)

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 doctors and 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.

Fish Creek is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Fish Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Creek, with the one closest to Fish Creek listed first.
    • Mohawk Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mohawk Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
    • West Leyden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisher Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
    • Constableville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Michigan Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michigan Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Collinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Turin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
      • Turin is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <2>
    • Osceola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
    • Lyons Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Leyden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyonsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
    • Glendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Creek, with the one closest to Fish Creek listed first.
    • Northwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Grant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Russia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Thendara
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Creek, with the one closest to Fish Creek listed first.
    • Worth Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worth Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
    • Worth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
    • Lorraine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rodman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Rodman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Mannsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Creek, with the one closest to Fish Creek listed first.
    • Oneida Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
    • Whitelaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitelaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
    • Oneida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Creek, with the one closest to Fish Creek listed first.
    • Ava
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Redmond Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Point Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
    • Boonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brookfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
    • Taberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Leisure Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
    • Frenchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
    • Westernville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
    • Blossvale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Coonrod
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coonrod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
      • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fish Creek, with the one closest to Fish Creek listed first.
    • Redfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chateaugay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateaugay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Altmar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Altmar is located in Oswego County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <2>
    • Orwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • West Amboy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Amboy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
    • Albion Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Cleveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Nicholsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
    • Dugway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dugway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • Gayville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
    • Lacona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Fish Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fish Creek.

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

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

  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • West Leyden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Swancott Mill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Constableville.
  • Collins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Contableville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Contableville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Contableville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Constableville.
    • The Contableville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Contableville Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65888 <4>
  • Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ava Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ava Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ava Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leyden Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leyden Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leyden Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thorton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Salmon River Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Mohawk Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mohawk Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
  • West Leyden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Constableville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ava
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Locust Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Lewis County
  • Point Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
  • Collinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
  • Turin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Turin is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <2>
  • Osceola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Lewis County
  • West Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
    • West Branch is located in Oneida County
  • Boonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Port Leyden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lyons Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Oneida County
    • Dunn Brook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Brook
      • Dunn Brook is located in Oneida County

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

Newspapers Published in Fish Creek ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fish Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fish Creek, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fish Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Fish Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fish Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

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>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.
<5>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 Fish Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fish Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fish Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5203, Longitude: -75.5332       In this case, the coordinates for Fish Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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