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 Furnaceville (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 Furnaceville. 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 doctors 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.
Furnaceville is located in Otsego 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 Otsego County: Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Furnaceville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Furnaceville:
- Otsego County (The home county of Furnaceville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnaceville, with the one closest to Furnaceville listed first.
- Calcutta
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- South Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Westford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Center Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Roseboom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schenevus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Middlefield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Former name for Middlefield Center:
- Middlefield Centre
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnaceville, with the one closest to Furnaceville listed first.
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Potter Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rensselaerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cooksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- South Berne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- East Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnaceville, with the one closest to Furnaceville listed first.
- Simpsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Harpersfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Kortright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Stamford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hobart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Davenport Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Kortright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Gorge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shackport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- Bloomville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bovina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bovina Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnaceville, with the one closest to Furnaceville listed first.
- Ephratah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Crum Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Sammonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Garoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Lassellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Greene County
- Red Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Falls is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnaceville, with the one closest to Furnaceville listed first.
- Fort Plain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Starkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Cullen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Deck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Newville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- South Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Paines Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Edicks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Jacksonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Millers Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chepachet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnaceville, with the one closest to Furnaceville listed first.
- Ames
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sprout Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lykers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Flat Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Brookman Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Canajoharie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Palatine Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Nelliston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Randall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Mindenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Burtonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnaceville, with the one closest to Furnaceville listed first.
- Delanson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Duanesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Furnaceville, with the one closest to Furnaceville listed first.
- Richmondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Janesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Seward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Beards Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cobleskill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Vintonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Sharon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Furnaceville, see our County-by-County Page for Furnaceville.
Cemeteries Near Furnaceville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Furnaceville.
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 Furnaceville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Furnaceville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Furnaceville, with the one closest to Furnaceville listed first.
- Maple View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ferris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Worcester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Houck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Richmondville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Post Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorloo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (490 more) ...
- Sissum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lutheranville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richmondville Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Furnaceville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Furnaceville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Furnaceville, with the one closest to Furnaceville listed first.
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- East Worcester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Worcester is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Worcester
- West Richmondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richmondville
- South Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Worcester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hyndsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hyndsville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsville
- Seward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Pleasant Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Westford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Charlotteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Center Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Elk Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Furnaceville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Furnaceville.
Newspapers Published in Furnaceville ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Furnaceville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Furnaceville, 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 Furnaceville.
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 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 Furnaceville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Otsego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Schenectady 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 Furnaceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Furnaceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |