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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 Hillsboro (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 Hillsboro. 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 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.

Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillsboro:

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Hillsboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
    • Elpis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Camden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jewell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • McConnellsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • North Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Vienna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Blossvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Taberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sylvan Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Humaston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
    • Brookfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
    • Worth Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Mannsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorraine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
    • Osceola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Leisher Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • West Leyden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Michigan Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Mohawk Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Constableville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Collinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Turin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rector
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Lyons Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Leyden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
    • Whitelaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Oneida Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Bridgeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolivar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Canastota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sullivan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Wampsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oneida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Chittenango
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cottons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Clockville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Kenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
    • Tall Pines Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Brewerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kirkville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mycenae
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Clay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Minoa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • North Syracuse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • East Syracuse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Euclid
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Eagle Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Fayetteville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Eastwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicholsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • West Amboy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Gayville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • Kasoag
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Constantia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Redfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mallory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Albion Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Altmar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Square
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Hillsboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillsboro.

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

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

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

  • Temple Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Constantia Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinney Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Amboy Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (332 more) ...
    • Lakeside Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Murray Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McConnellsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Hillsboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillsboro.

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

  • Elpis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Elpis is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
  • Camden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Constantia Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Constantia Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantia Center
  • Cleveland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Amboy Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center
  • Bernhards Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bay is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
  • McConnellsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
  • Williamstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vienna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vienna is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Florence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • West Amboy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Constantia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Constantia is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Constantia
    • Blossvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gayville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville

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

Newspapers Published in Hillsboro ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillsboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillsboro, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillsboro.

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 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 Hillsboro:

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 Hillsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hillsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.