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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 Harpersfield (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 Harpersfield. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Harpersfield 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 Harpersfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harpersfield:

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

Cemeteries Near Harpersfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harpersfield.

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

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

  • Harpersfield Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harpersfield Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harpersfield Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Harpersfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Harpersfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Harpersfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Kortright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Kortright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Kortright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cowley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potter Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Jefferson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilchrist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilchrist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilchrist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Braehead Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braehead Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braehead Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stamford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maynard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Titus Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Titus Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Titus Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Harpersfield had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • North Harpersfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harpersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
    • North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
  • North Kortright
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hobart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <2>
  • Stamford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Stamford is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <2>
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • South Jefferson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Kortright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Gilboa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gilboa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gilboa
    • South Gilboa is located in Schoharie County
  • South Worcester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
    • South Worcester is located in Otsego County
  • Charlotteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
    • Charlotteville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotteville <2>
  • Fergusonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fergusonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
    • Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
  • West Kortright
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kortright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
    • West Kortright is located in Delaware County
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    • Davenport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
      • Davenport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <2>
    • Bloomville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eminence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Schoharie County

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

Newspapers Published in Harpersfield ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harpersfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harpersfield, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harpersfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Harpersfield:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harpersfield. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Harpersfield, 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- Harpersfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harpersfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4385, Longitude: -74.6869    









 

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