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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 Hatchs Corners (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 Hatchs Corners. 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.

Name Variations for Hatchs Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hatchs Corners: Hatchs Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Hatchs Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hatchs Corners may originally have been Hatch's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hatchs Corners might be written as Hatch Corners.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

Hatchs Corners is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Hatchs Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatchs Corners, with the one closest to Hatchs Corners listed first.
    • Greenway Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
    • Greenway
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Greenway is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Dix
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Dix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • Verona Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Verona Mills is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Mills
    • Lowell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lowell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Blackmans Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
    • Stanwix
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
    • Rome
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rome is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
    • Cagwin Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
    • Camelot Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Camelot Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Bartlett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Agnes Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatchs Corners, with the one closest to Hatchs Corners listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Poland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Russia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Corrado Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Grant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Northwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • West Winfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Chepachet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatchs Corners, with the one closest to Hatchs Corners listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Leisher Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Mohawk Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Osceola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Constableville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Port Leyden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatchs Corners, with the one closest to Hatchs Corners listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Oneida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Valley Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Wampsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Canastota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Munns
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Whitelaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Clockville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Cottons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatchs Corners, with the one closest to Hatchs Corners listed first.
    • Tall Pines Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Mycenae
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Kirkville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Manlius
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Minoa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <2>
    • Pompey Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Watervale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Lyndon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Delphi Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • De Witt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatchs Corners, with the one closest to Hatchs Corners listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Nicholsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Constantia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gayville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • West Amboy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Kasoag
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Redfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
  • Otsego County
    • Plainfield Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Hatchs Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Hatchs Corners.

Cemeteries Near Hatchs Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hatchs Corners.

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 Hatchs Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hoagg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hamil Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hazard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Joslyn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dix Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rome Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (376 more) ...
    • Polish Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Happy Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Link Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Hatchs Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hatchs Corners.

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

  • Greenway
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Greenway is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Lowell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lowell is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Dix
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dix is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Verona Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Verona Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Mills
  • Stanwix
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
  • Rome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rome is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
  • Verona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bartlett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • New London
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New London is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Coonrod
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
  • Verona Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Verona Station is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Station
  • Ridge Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridge Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Mills
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Vernon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hecla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hecla is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
    • Westmoreland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Hatchs Corners ...

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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hatchs Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hatchs Corners, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hatchs Corners.

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 Hatchs Corners:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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.
<4>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 Hatchs Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Hatchs Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.