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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 Hamilton (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 Hamilton. 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 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.

Hamilton is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Hamilton)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Smyrna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
    • Sherburne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Otselic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Button City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Columbus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver Meadow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Otselic Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Norwich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kirk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kirk
      • From Hamilton to Kirk
    • New Berlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Haynes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haynes
      • From Hamilton to Haynes
  • Cortland County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
      • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <2>
    • Norwich Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedarville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarville
      • From Hamilton to Cedarville
    • Chepachet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepachet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chepachet
      • From Hamilton to Chepachet
    • Millers Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • South Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Corrado Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frankfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Ilion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <2>
    • Cullen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cullen
      • From Hamilton to Cullen
    • Mohawk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Oriskany Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany Falls
      • Oriskany Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany Falls <2>
    • Stockwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Augusta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sangerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgewater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
    • Sherrill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cassville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bridgewater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
    • Pine Village Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
    • Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Delphi Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fabius
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Watervale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mycenae
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mycenae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mycenae
      • From Hamilton to Mycenae
    • Log City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Manlius
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Apulia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apulia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Apulia
      • From Hamilton to Apulia
    • Berwyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
    • Kirkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tall Pines Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Otsego County

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

Cemeteries Near Hamilton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamilton.

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

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Madison Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colgate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colgate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shapley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shapley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shapley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Woods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hamilton Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eaton Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Poolville Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poolville Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poolville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Earlville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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    • Cole Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Madison Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Opening Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Opening Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Opening 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hamilton had a population of 1,744 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hamilton had a population of 4,079 people.

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

  • Randallsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecksport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pecksport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Pecksport is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pecksport
    • From Hamilton to Pecksport
  • Eaton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Eaton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <2>
  • Poolville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
    • Poolville is located in Madison County
  • Pine Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • East Hamilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hubbardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardsville
    • Hubbardsville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardsville <2>
  • Bouckville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Earlville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <2>
  • Madison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Solsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Morrisville Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • West Eaton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
      • West Eaton is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Eaton
      • From Hamilton to West Eaton
    • Lebanon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Madison County
    • Pratts
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pratts
      • From Hamilton to Pratts

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hamilton ...

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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamilton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hamilton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hamilton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hamilton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Hamilton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Hamilton:

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hamilton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8269, Longitude: -75.5443    









 

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