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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 Harbor (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 Harbor. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Harbor is located in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Harbor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor, with the one closest to Harbor listed first.
    • Frankfort
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Corrado Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Norwich Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Kast Bridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Ilion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
    • Mohawk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Herkimer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
    • Middleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Old City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Herkimer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor, with the one closest to Harbor listed first.
    • Button City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor, with the one closest to Harbor listed first.
    • Crum Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
    • Emmonsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
    • Middle Sprite
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Lassellsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
  • Hamilton County
    • Morehouseville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Lewis County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor, with the one closest to Harbor listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Solsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Munns
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Valley Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Kenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Munnsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bouckville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • East Hamilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Pine Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Oneida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor, with the one closest to Harbor listed first.
    • Mindenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
    • Saint Johnsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Brookman Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Hallsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Nelliston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sprout Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor, with the one closest to Harbor listed first.
    • Deerfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Utica
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Utica is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
    • Yorkville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sauquoit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hartford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • New York Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Whitesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Gage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • Marcy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oriskany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harbor, with the one closest to Harbor listed first.
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Plainfield Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Richfield Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Burlington Flats
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Middle Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Snowdon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Cattown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town
    • Oaksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
    • West Burlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Edmeston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Harbor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harbor.

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 Harbor - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Budlong Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • West Schuyler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Frankfort Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jones Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Budlong Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Burton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Deerfield - Schuyler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (387 more) ...
    • Miller - Dutchtown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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 in 1895, Harbor had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • West Schuyler
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • West Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Schuyler
  • Frankfort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Schuyler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Schuyler
  • Deerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Utica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Utica is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
  • Norwich Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
  • Washington Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maynard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maynard is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Yorkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chadwicks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauquoit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ilion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kast Bridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • New York Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New Hartford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people

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

Newspapers Published in Harbor ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harbor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harbor, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harbor.

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 either 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 Harbor:

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 Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.