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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 Hamden (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 Hamden. 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 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.

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

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

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

Cemeteries Near Hamden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamden.

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

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

  • Hamden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bostwick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bostwick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bostwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Archer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Archer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Archer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Feak Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feak Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feak Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yendes Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yendes Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yendes Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Feak Hollow - Jamieson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feak Hollow - Jamieson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feak Hollow - Jamieson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Scotch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Scotch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Scotch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goldsmith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldsmith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldsmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fall Clove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Clove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall Clove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Paige Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paige Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paige Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Herr Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hamden had a population of 380 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Hawleys
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleys
    • Hawleys is located in Delaware County
  • De Lancey
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Lancey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lancey
    • De Lancey is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Lancey <1>
  • Colchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Colchester is located in Delaware County
  • Mundale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Walton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <1>
  • Downsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Downsville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <1>
  • Delhi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Beerston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beerston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beerston
    • Beerston is located in Delaware County
  • Lake Delaware
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delaware
    • Lake Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Andes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
    • Andes is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <1>
  • West Meredith
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meredith
    • West Meredith is located in Delaware County
  • Bovina Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Meredith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <1>
    • Merrickville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loomis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
      • Loomis is located in Delaware County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hamden ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamden.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hamden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hamden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hamden.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Hamden.

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 Hamden:

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Hamden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hamden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1910, Longitude: -74.9947    









 

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