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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 Herkimer Landing (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 Herkimer Landing. 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 Herkimer Landing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Herkimer Landing: Herkimer Lndg. (or less commonly used: Herkimer Lndng.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Herkimer Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herkimer Landing, with the one closest to Herkimer Landing listed first.
    • Thendara
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
    • Gray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Norway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • Cold Brook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
      • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <2>
    • Russia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Poland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
    • Newport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • Old City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
    • Salisbury Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
    • Middleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Beaver River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
      • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <2>
    • Dolgeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herkimer Landing, with the one closest to Herkimer Landing listed first.
    • Morehouseville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
    • Inlet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Speculator
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <2>
    • Raquette Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Arietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
    • Gilmantown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Wells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sabael
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herkimer Landing, with the one closest to Herkimer Landing listed first.
    • Lyonsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
    • Port Leyden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lyons Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Greig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Number Four
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Four have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
      • Number Four is located in Lewis County
    • Constableville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Turin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
      • Turin is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <2>
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herkimer Landing, with the one closest to Herkimer Landing listed first.
    • Prospect
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Remsen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Barneveld
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Barneveld is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneveld <2>
    • Trenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Boonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Holland Patent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
      • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <2>
    • Redmond Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Frenchville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County

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

Newspapers Published in Herkimer Landing ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herkimer Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herkimer Landing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herkimer Landing.

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 Herkimer Landing:

Cemeteries Near Herkimer Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herkimer Landing.

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

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

  • Spruce Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Hill Cemetery
  • Wheelertown Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheelertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheelertown Cemetery
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
  • Ohio Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Cemetery
  • Brondstatter Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brondstatter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brondstatter Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Woodgate Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodgate Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Faiview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faiview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faiview Cemetery
  • Fish Mtn. Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Mtn. Cemetery
  • Beechwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechwood Cemetery
  • Enlli Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enlli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enlli Cemetery
  • Continue List   (83 more) ...
    • Hurricane Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
    • Fairchild Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
    • Century Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Century Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Century Cemetery

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>

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

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

  • Morehouseville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
  • Ohio
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
  • Piseco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piseco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piseco
    • Piseco is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piseco <2>
  • Old Forge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
    • Old Forge is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <2>
  • Northwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
  • Rudeston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudeston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudeston
    • Rudeston is located in Hamilton County
  • Minnehaha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Minnehaha is located in Herkimer County
  • Grant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
  • Gray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Herkimer County
  • Forestport
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestport
    • Forestport is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestport <2>
  • Alder Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
    • Alder Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alder Creek <2>
  • Russia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cold Brook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
      • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <2>
    • Norway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • East Steuben
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
      • East Steuben is located in Oneida County

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

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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- Herkimer Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Herkimer Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5095, Longitude: -74.8146       In this case, the coordinates for Herkimer Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Herkimer Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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