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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.

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

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

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Fish Creek is located in Lewis 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 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)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • West Leyden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisher Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Constableville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Michigan Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Collinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Turin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • 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)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • 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)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Grant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Russia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Thendara
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
  • 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)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Worth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Lorraine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rodman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • 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)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Whitelaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • 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)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Point Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Boonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brookfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Taberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Leisure Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Frenchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Westernville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blossvale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Coonrod
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
  • 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)
    • Kasoag
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Chateaugay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Altmar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Orwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Smartville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • West Amboy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Albion Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Cleveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Nicholsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Dugway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway

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.

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 Fish Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • 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 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)
  • Contableville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
  • Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ava Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leyden Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...

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>

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)
    • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
  • 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)
    • Locust Grove is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Point Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
  • Collinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Turin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Osceola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Osceola is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • West Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • West Branch is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • 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)
      • Glenmore is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Dunn Brook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunn Brook is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Brook

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]<4>. 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 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 Fish Creek:

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 Fish Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.