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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 Hitching 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 Hitching 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 Hitching 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Hitching Corner: Hitching Cor. (or less commonly used: Hitching Crn.)

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Hitching Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hitching Corner, with the one closest to Hitching Corner listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
      • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <2>
    • Chepachet
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepachet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
    • Cedarville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
    • Millers Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
    • South Columbia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
    • Norwich Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Cullen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
    • Corrado Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Ilion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <2>
    • Frankfort
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Mohawk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edicks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
      • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
    • Herkimer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hitching Corner, with the one closest to Hitching Corner listed first.
    • Button City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Columbus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • New Berlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherburne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
    • North Norwich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
    • Beaver Meadow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
    • Norwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Otselic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hitching Corner, with the one closest to Hitching Corner listed first.
    • Crum Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Emmonsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emmonsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
    • Lassellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hitching Corner, with the one closest to Hitching Corner listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hamilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • East Hamilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Hamilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Solsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solsville
      • Solsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solsville <2>
    • Hamilton Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
    • Bouckville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pecksport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pecksport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
    • Earlville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
      • Earlville is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <2>
    • Munns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
      • Munns is located in Madison County
    • Pine Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
    • Pratts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hitching Corner, with the one closest to Hitching Corner listed first.
    • Brookman Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Hallsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Mindenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mindenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
    • Sprout Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Buel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
    • Saint Johnsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
      • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <2>
    • Ames
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <2>
    • Nelliston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelliston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelliston
      • Nelliston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelliston <2>
    • Palatine Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Canajoharie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
      • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <2>
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hitching Corner, with the one closest to Hitching Corner listed first.
    • North Bridgewater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bridgewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
    • Pine Village Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
    • Bridgewater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
    • Cassville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
      • Clayville is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayville <2>
    • Sauquoit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
    • Sangerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Stockwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Waterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Utica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
    • New Hartford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hitching Corner, with the one closest to Hitching Corner listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
    • Brighton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
    • Richfield Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
      • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <2>
    • Burlington Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Snowdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
    • West Burlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Edmeston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cattown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town
    • Oaksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
    • Fly Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Garrattsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hartwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hitching Corner, with the one closest to Hitching Corner listed first.
    • Leesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Sharon Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
      • Sharon Springs is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <2>
    • Seward
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County

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

Cemeteries Near Hitching Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hitching 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.

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 Hitching Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • East Winfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Winfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Winfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Winfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Winfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Winfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burgess Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bardin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meeting House Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeting House Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeting House Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Babcock Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babcock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babcock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown - Young Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown - Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown - Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bridgewater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridgewater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridgewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Unadilla Forks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unadilla Forks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unadilla Forks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (453 more) ...
    • Gird Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gird Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Huntly Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Millers Mills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • East Winfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winfield
    • East Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • West Winfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
    • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <2>
  • Cedarville Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Station
    • Cedarville Station is located in Herkimer County
  • Chepachet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepachet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
  • Plainfield Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
  • North Winfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winfield
    • North Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • Cedarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
  • Millers Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
  • Babcock Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babcock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Hill
    • Babcock Hill is located in Oneida County
  • North Bridgewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bridgewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
  • Cedar Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
  • Bridgewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
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    • Unadilla Forks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Forks
      • Unadilla Forks is located in Otsego County
    • West Exeter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Exeter
      • West Exeter is located in Otsego County
    • Richfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Richfield is located in Otsego County

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

Newspapers Published in Hitching 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 181 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hitching Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hitching Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hitching Corner.

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 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 Hitching Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hitching Corner. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Hitching Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hitching Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hitching Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8887, Longitude: -75.1649       In this case, the coordinates for Hitching Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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