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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 Fowlersville (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 Fowlersville. 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 doctors 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.

Fowlersville 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 Fowlersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fowlersville:

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Fowlersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlersville, with the one closest to Fowlersville listed first.
    • Lyonsdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
    • Port Leyden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Greig
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Turin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Constableville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Dale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
      • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
    • Petries Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
      • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
    • Watson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Lewis County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlersville, with the one closest to Fowlersville listed first.
    • Inlet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Morehouseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlersville, with the one closest to Fowlersville listed first.
    • Thendara
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
    • Beaver River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
      • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <1>
    • Russia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Poland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
    • Cold Brook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
      • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <1>
    • Gray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlersville, with the one closest to Fowlersville listed first.
    • Carthage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
    • West Carthage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Worth Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlersville, with the one closest to Fowlersville listed first.
    • Boonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Redmond Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Ava
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Remsen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Frenchville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
    • Point Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
    • Prospect
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Westernville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Barneveld
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Barneveld is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneveld <1>
    • Camroden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Trenton Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Trenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
  • Oswego County

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

Newspapers Published in Fowlersville ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fowlersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fowlersville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fowlersville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fowlersville:

Cemeteries Near Fowlersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowlersville.

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

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

  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brantingham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantingham Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Sands Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sands Cemetery
  • Leyden Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leyden Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leyden Hill Cemetery
  • Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdicks Crossing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
  • Turin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turin Cemetery
  • Collinsville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collinsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collinsville Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
  • Contableville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Contableville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65888 <5>
  • Rural Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
  • Continue List   (112 more) ...
    • Woodgate Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodgate Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Boonville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Lyonsdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
  • Brantingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantingham
    • Brantingham is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantingham <1>
  • Port Leyden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greig
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Collinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
  • Locust Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Lewis County
  • Turin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Constableville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawkinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
    • Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County
  • Glendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Boonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Minnehaha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Herkimer County
    • Mohawk Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
    • East Martinsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fowlersville. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fowlersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fowlersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6240, Longitude: -75.2741       In this case, the coordinates for Fowlersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Fowlersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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