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 Harrisville (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 Harrisville. 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 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 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.
Harrisville is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Harrisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisville:
- Chenango County (The home county of Harrisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Sherburne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- North Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Button City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- New Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Beaver Meadow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Otselic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Otselic Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Crains Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Solon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Truxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Sidney Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Masonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- West Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chepachet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Millers Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Norwich Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- South Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Cullen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- South Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Earlville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- East Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Randallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pecksport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Bouckville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- West Eaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Stockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Sangerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oriskany Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Augusta is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- North Bridgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Pine Village Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Cassville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Clayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sauquoit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Delphi Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fabius
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pompey Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- South Edmeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
- Pittsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Edmeston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garrattsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Gilbertsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Copes Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Patent
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Patent is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
- Plainfield Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisville, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisville.
Cemeteries Near Harrisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisville.
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 Harrisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- East Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harrisville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Malachy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quarter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tillotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburne West Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Norwich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Bloom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Harrisville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrisville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Sherburne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sherburne Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- North Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- South Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Earlville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poolville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Poolville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
- Chenango Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chenango Lake is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango Lake
- New Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Edmeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
- Tallette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tallette is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallette
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Plymouth is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plymouth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisville.
Newspapers Published in Harrisville ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Harrisville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chenango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cortland County
- Delaware County
- Herkimer County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Otsego 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 Harrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harrisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |