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 Gilbertsville (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 Gilbertsville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Gilbertsville 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 Gilbertsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilbertsville:
- Otsego County (The home county of Gilbertsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbertsville, with the one closest to Gilbertsville listed first.
- Copes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Youmans Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
- Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unadilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Otego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneonta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
- West End
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Laurens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oneonta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Welcome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Garrattsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbertsville, with the one closest to Gilbertsville listed first.
- Nineveh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Center Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Creekside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Harpursville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Quinneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- Deposit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Ouaquaga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbertsville, with the one closest to Gilbertsville listed first.
- Lathams Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Mount Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yaleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- Haynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Norwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Norwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Union Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbertsville, with the one closest to Gilbertsville listed first.
- Sidney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Masonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Merrickville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- Tacoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Davenport Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mundale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mundale is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
- Shackport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- Barbourville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- China
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Walton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Herkimer County
- West Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbertsville, with the one closest to Gilbertsville listed first.
- South Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Earlville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Hamilton Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- Randallsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecksport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbertsville, with the one closest to Gilbertsville listed first.
- Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stockwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Sangerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilbertsville, see our County-by-County Page for Gilbertsville.
Cemeteries Near Gilbertsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilbertsville.
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 Gilbertsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilbertsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilbertsville, with the one closest to Gilbertsville listed first.
- Hollis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brookside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Prentiss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Butternut Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Upton Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Family Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mount Upton.
- The Maplewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Wood Cemetery
- Mt. Upton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65218 <2>
- Unadilla Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Merithew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flax Island 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gilbertsville had a population of 708 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gilbertsville had a population of 368 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilbertsville, with the one closest to Gilbertsville listed first.
- Rockwells Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwells Mills is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwells Mills
- Lathams Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Mount Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unadilla Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unadilla Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Center
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- South New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South New Berlin is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Berlin
- Holmesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Otsdawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Otsdawa is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsdawa
- Guilford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center
- Wells Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Laurens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Laurens is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurens
- Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilbertsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilbertsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gilbertsville ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilbertsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gilbertsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gilbertsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gilbertsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Gilbertsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Gilbertsville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Otsego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Chenango County
- Delaware County
- Herkimer County
- Madison County
- Oneida 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> | 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 Gilbertsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilbertsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |