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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 Five Corners (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 Five Corners. 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 Five Corners ...

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 Five Corners: Five Cors.

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

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 and hospitals 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.

Five Corners is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Five Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • Sangerfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Stockwell
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Waterville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oriskany Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Bridgewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Cassville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Village Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Paris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Clayville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Augusta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Sauquoit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • Button City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Sherburne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Berlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • North Norwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Otselic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Beaver Meadow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Plymouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Otselic Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Kirk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Norwich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Norwich Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Chepachet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Cedarville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Millers Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Corrado Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • South Columbia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Frankfort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ilion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
    • Cullen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Mohawk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Herkimer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Solsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Hamilton Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Hamilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hamilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Bouckville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pecksport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Pine Woods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Pratts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Morrisville Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • Delphi Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pompey Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Eagle Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Mycenae
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Five Corners, with the one closest to Five Corners listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Burlington Flats
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Edmeston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Edmeston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Burlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Pittsfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Richfield Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Garrattsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Snowdon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Patent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Cattown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town

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

Cemeteries Near Five Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Corners.

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 Five Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gorton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterville Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Tarrytown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Brookfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cole Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Faulkner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookfield Rural Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (451 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 Five Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Corners.

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

  • Stockwell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
  • Sangerfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Waterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • North Brookfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Brookfield is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
  • Paris Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris Station is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
  • Marshall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Oriskany Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Bridgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
  • Cassville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hubbardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Unadilla Forks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Unadilla Forks is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Forks
    • Paris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Solsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Five Corners ...

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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Corners, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Corners.

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 Five Corners:

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 Five Corners, 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 from Point A (ie- Five Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.