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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 Hessville (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 Hessville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Hessville is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Fulton, Herkimer, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie.

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

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Hessville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hessville, with the one closest to Hessville listed first.
    • Sprout Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Buel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Brookman Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Hallsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Nelliston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ames
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
    • Canajoharie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Palatine Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mindenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
    • Saint Johnsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Flat Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Lykers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
    • Randall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Randall is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hessville, with the one closest to Hessville listed first.
    • Simpsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Harpersfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • North Kortright
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hessville, with the one closest to Hessville listed first.
    • Crum Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
    • Ephratah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ephratah is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
    • Lassellsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
    • Garoga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
    • Rockwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Sammonsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
    • Middle Sprite
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Johnstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Emmonsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
    • Meco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Meco is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
    • Gloversville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berkshire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Progress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Hamilton County
    • Arietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hessville, with the one closest to Hessville listed first.
    • Fort Plain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Starkville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
    • Newville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Newville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Deck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Deck is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
    • Paines Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
    • Edicks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
    • Cullen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Little Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
    • South Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Dolgeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • East Herkimer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
    • Herkimer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hessville, with the one closest to Hessville listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • North Bridgewater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Pine Village Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Cassville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Clayville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sauquoit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hessville, with the one closest to Hessville listed first.
    • Cherry Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Middle Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
    • Center Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Center Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
    • Springfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Middlefield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
    • Roseboom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Brook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
    • South Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • South Valley is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
    • Decatur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Middlefield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Middlefield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Richfield Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Calcutta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Calcutta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hessville, with the one closest to Hessville listed first.
    • Braman Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
    • Delanson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Mariaville Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
    • Mariaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Duanesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
    • Duane Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
    • Pattersonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hessville, with the one closest to Hessville listed first.
    • Leesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Sharon Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Argusville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Argusville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
    • Seward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Janesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Lawyersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
    • Cobleskill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmondville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Warnerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Beards Hollow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
    • Greenbush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Central Bridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hessville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hessville.

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 Hessville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Flint Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Yerding Cemetery
    • The Yerding Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerding Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66801 <2>
  • Dunkel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Frey Bush Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Flint Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McFee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wiles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willse Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Leesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ames Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelliston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (465 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Sprout Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Buel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buel is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
  • Freysbush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Freysbush is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysbush
  • Salt Springville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Salt Springville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springville
  • Marshville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marshville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
  • Hallsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Fort Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ames
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ames is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
  • Nelliston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Starkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Cherry Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Canajoharie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Palatine Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Springfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Hessville ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hessville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hessville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hessville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hessville:

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>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.
<3>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 Hessville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hessville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.