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 Florence Hill (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 Florence Hill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Florence Hill 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 Florence Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Florence Hill:
- Oneida County (The home county of Florence Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elpis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- McConnellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Point Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Blossvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Taberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- North Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Brookfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Ava
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Humaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
- Worth Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
- Mannsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Worth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Worth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Ellisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- East Rodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Leisher Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- West Leyden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Michigan Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
- Mohawk Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Constableville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parkers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Rector
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rector is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- Turin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Lyons Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Leyden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
- Oneida Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Whitelaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canastota
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Wampsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sullivan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Chittenango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cottons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Kenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
- Brewerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tall Pines Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Kirkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mycenae
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
- Euclid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Minoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Syracuse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
- Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Syracuse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Lyncourt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyncourt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyncourt
- Mattydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kasoag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- West Amboy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Altmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chateaugay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Nicholsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Albion Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Albion Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
- Orwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dugway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dugway is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
- Constantia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Florence Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Florence Hill.
Cemeteries Near Florence Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Florence Hill.
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 Florence Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Florence Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williamstown Cemetery
- Williamstown Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64502 <2>
- Greely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grilley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kinney Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Salmon River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Florence Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Florence Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Florence Hill, with the one closest to Florence Hill listed first.
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Williamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kasoag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Amboy Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center
- Ricard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ricard is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricard
- West Amboy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Elpis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- Glenmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- North Constantia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Constantia is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Constantia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Constantia Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Constantia Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantia Center
- McConnellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Blossvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Florence Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Florence Hill.
Newspapers Published in Florence Hill ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Florence Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Florence Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Florence Hill.
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 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 Florence Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Florence Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Florence Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |