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 Frankfort Center (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 Frankfort Center. 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 Frankfort Center ...
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 Frankfort Center: Frankfort Ctr. (or less commonly used: Frankfort Cen., Frankfort Cent. or Frankfort Cntr.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Frankfort Center is located in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near Frankfort Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frankfort Center:
- Herkimer County (The home county of Frankfort Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort Center, with the one closest to Frankfort Center listed first.
- Corrado Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Frankfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norwich Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Ilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kast Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Herkimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- East Herkimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Chepachet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Millers Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Middleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort Center, with the one closest to Frankfort Center listed first.
- Button City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- New Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort Center, with the one closest to Frankfort Center listed first.
- Crum Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Emmonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Middle Sprite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Lassellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Ephratah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Hamilton County
- Morehouseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort Center, with the one closest to Frankfort Center listed first.
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Solsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Munns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Munns is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
- Munnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Bouckville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Kenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Pratts
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pratts is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Pecksport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Pine Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- Pratts Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort Center, with the one closest to Frankfort Center listed first.
- Mindenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Hallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Saint Johnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brookman Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Nelliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sprout Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Canajoharie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Palatine Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort Center, with the one closest to Frankfort Center listed first.
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Utica
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sauquoit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hartford is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- New York Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Pine Village Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- North Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort Center, with the one closest to Frankfort Center listed first.
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Plainfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Richfield Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Burlington Flats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Middle Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Snowdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- Cattown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cattown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
- Cattown has also been known as:
- Cat Town
- Oaksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- West Burlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edmeston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fly Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Schoharie County
- Leesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frankfort Center, see our County-by-County Page for Frankfort Center.
Cemeteries Near Frankfort Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frankfort Center.
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 Frankfort Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frankfort Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frankfort Center, with the one closest to Frankfort Center listed first.
- Jones Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frankfort Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frankfort Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graffenburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Company Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miller - Dutchtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- West Schuyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Budlong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Frankfort Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Frankfort Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Frankfort Center, with the one closest to Frankfort Center listed first.
- Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harbor is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Frankfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Schuyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Schuyler
- West Schuyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Schuyler
- Norwich Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Ilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Utica
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sauquoit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Washington Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kast Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frankfort Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frankfort Center.
Newspapers Published in Frankfort Center ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankfort Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frankfort Center, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frankfort Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Frankfort Center:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Herkimer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Oneida County
- Otsego County
- Schoharie 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> | 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 Frankfort Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Frankfort Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |