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 Gothicville (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 Gothicville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Gothicville 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 Gothicville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gothicville:
- Otsego County (The home county of Gothicville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gothicville, with the one closest to Gothicville listed first.
- South Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Calcutta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Pleasant Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Center Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Westford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roseboom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlefield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- 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
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gothicville, with the one closest to Gothicville listed first.
- Berne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Knox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Potter Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cooksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gothicville, with the one closest to Gothicville listed first.
- Simpsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Harpersfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Kortright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Stamford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davenport Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Kortright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grand Gorge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shackport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- Bloomville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bovina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bovina is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gothicville, with the one closest to Gothicville listed first.
- Ephratah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Crum Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Sammonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Lassellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Garoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Greene County
- Red Falls
(29 miles [46.7 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 Gothicville, with the one closest to Gothicville listed first.
- Starkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Fort Plain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cullen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Deck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- South Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Paines Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Edicks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Little Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Millers Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Chepachet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gothicville, with the one closest to Gothicville listed first.
- Ames
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sprout Brook
(12 miles [19.3 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Canajoharie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palatine Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Nelliston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Randall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Mindenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Saint Johnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gothicville, with the one closest to Gothicville listed first.
- Braman Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Delanson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gothicville, with the one closest to Gothicville listed first.
- Seward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Janesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Richmondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Beards Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Warnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cobleskill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vintonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Argusville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Greenbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gothicville, see our County-by-County Page for Gothicville.
Cemeteries Near Gothicville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gothicville.
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 Gothicville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gothicville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gothicville, with the one closest to Gothicville listed first.
- Ferris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Worcester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Houck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dorloo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Draper Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sissum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Post Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- West Richmondville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Gothicville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gothicville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gothicville, with the one closest to Gothicville listed first.
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- South Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- East Worcester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Worcester is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Worcester
- West Richmondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richmondville
- Pleasant Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Westford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Center Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Worcester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hyndsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hyndsville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsville
- Roseboom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Middlefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- 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
- Charlotteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gothicville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gothicville.
Newspapers Published in Gothicville ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gothicville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gothicville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gothicville.
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 Gothicville:
- 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 Gothicville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gothicville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |