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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 Franklin Depot (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 Franklin Depot. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Franklin Depot is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Franklin Depot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Depot, with the one closest to Franklin Depot listed first.
    • Merrickville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Sidney Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tacoma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Mundale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Walton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Masonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sidney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hamden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Barbourville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • China
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Depot, with the one closest to Franklin Depot listed first.
    • Deposit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Nineveh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Center Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Creekside Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • East Windsor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Gulf Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Ouaquaga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Belden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Windsor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • North Colesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Quinneville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Quinneville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Depot, with the one closest to Franklin Depot listed first.
    • East Guilford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Mount Upton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bainbridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lathams Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Yaleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Guilford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Union Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • West Bainbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Nineveh Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • Haynes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Oxford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Depot, with the one closest to Franklin Depot listed first.
    • Wells Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Unadilla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Otego
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Youmans Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • Copes Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • West Oneonta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • Oneonta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West End
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Gilbertsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Morris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Colliersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Depot, with the one closest to Franklin Depot listed first.
    • Acidalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
    • Beaverkill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Lew Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Roscoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Eddy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Depot, with the one closest to Franklin Depot listed first.
    • Brandt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Lanesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Oakland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Depot, with the one closest to Franklin Depot listed first.
    • Sherman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Franklin Depot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin Depot.

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 Franklin Depot - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Highland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Northfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • The Knoll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower East Masonville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Olmsted Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Sidney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Congregational Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Windfall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ouleout Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (334 more) ...
    • Austin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Franklin Depot had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Merrickville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
  • Sidney Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Sidney is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sidney
  • East Masonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Masonville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Masonville
  • Tacoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Loomis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Loomis is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Youngs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Youngs is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Ivanhoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Trout Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wells Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Unadilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Unadilla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • South Unadilla is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Unadilla
    • Walton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mundale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale

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

Newspapers Published in Franklin Depot ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin Depot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin Depot, 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 Franklin Depot.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Franklin Depot:

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