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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 Frenchville (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 Frenchville. 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 and hospitals 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.

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

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

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

Cemeteries Near Frenchville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frenchville.

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

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

  • Frenchville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frenchville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frenchville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carmichael Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmichael Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmichael Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nisbet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nisbet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nisbet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steuben Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steuben Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steuben Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Steuben Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Steuben Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Steuben Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ward Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Penn Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penn Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penn Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Welsh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (264 more) ...
    • Steuben Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steuben Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steuben Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cobin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sixty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • North Western
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Western have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Western
    • North Western is located in Oneida County
  • Westernville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Big Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
    • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
  • Steuben
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
    • Steuben is located in Oneida County
  • Dunn Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Brook
    • Dunn Brook is located in Oneida County
  • Camroden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ridge Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Mills
    • Ridge Mills is located in Oneida County
  • Floyd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Stittville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stittville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittville
    • Stittville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stittville <1>
  • Holland Patent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
    • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <1>
  • East Steuben
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
    • East Steuben is located in Oneida County
  • West Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
    • West Branch is located in Oneida County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Frenchville ...

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 171 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frenchville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frenchville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frenchville.

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 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 Frenchville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frenchville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Frenchville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Frenchville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frenchville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3247, Longitude: -75.3586    









 

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