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 Heslops Corner (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 Heslops Corner. 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 Heslops Corner ...
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 Heslops Corner: Heslops Cor. (or less commonly used: Heslops Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Heslops Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Heslops Corner may originally have been Heslop's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Heslops Corner might be written as Heslop Corner.
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.
Heslops Corner is located in Otsego 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 Otsego County: Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Heslops Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heslops Corner:
- Otsego County (The home county of Heslops Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heslops Corner, with the one closest to Heslops Corner listed first.
- Gilbertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Copes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Youmans Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
- Wells Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneonta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
- West End
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Unadilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laurens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Oneonta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heslops Corner, with the one closest to Heslops Corner listed first.
- Nineveh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Center Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Creekside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Harpursville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Quinneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- Deposit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Ouaquaga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heslops Corner, with the one closest to Heslops Corner listed first.
- Mount Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lathams Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- New Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yaleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- Haynes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- North Norwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Bainbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heslops Corner, with the one closest to Heslops Corner listed first.
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Sidney Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Merrickville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- Masonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tacoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Davenport Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shackport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- Mundale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mundale is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
- Barbourville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- China
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Herkimer County
- West Winfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heslops Corner, with the one closest to Heslops Corner listed first.
- South Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Earlville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Hamilton Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- Randallsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecksport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heslops Corner, with the one closest to Heslops Corner listed first.
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stockwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- North Bridgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Sangerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heslops Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Heslops Corner.
Cemeteries Near Heslops Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heslops Corner.
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 Heslops Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heslops Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heslops Corner, with the one closest to Heslops Corner listed first.
- Prentiss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hollis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morris Family Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Butternut Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upton Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Mount Upton.
- The Maplewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Wood Cemetery
- Mt. Upton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65218 <3>
- Unadilla Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Merithew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flax Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burdick 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.<4>
While we didn't find Heslops Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heslops Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heslops Corner, with the one closest to Heslops Corner listed first.
- Gilbertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Rockwells Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwells Mills is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwells Mills
- Lathams Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Mount Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unadilla Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Unadilla Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Center
- Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South New Berlin is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Berlin
- Holmesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Otsdawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Otsdawa is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsdawa
- West Laurens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Laurens is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurens
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wells Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heslops Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heslops Corner.
Newspapers Published in Heslops Corner ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heslops Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heslops Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heslops Corner.
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 Heslops Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Otsego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Chenango County
- Delaware County
- Herkimer County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Heslops Corner, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Heslops Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |