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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 Hobin Corners (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 Hobin Corners. 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 Hobin Corners ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Hobin Corners: Hobin Cors.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Hobin Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobin Corners, with the one closest to Hobin Corners listed first.
    • North Bridgewater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Pine Village Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Bridgewater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sangerfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cassville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Clayville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Sauquoit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oriskany Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Clinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobin Corners, with the one closest to Hobin Corners listed first.
    • Button City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Sherburne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • New Berlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Norwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Otselic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Plymouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Meadow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Kirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Otselic Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Norwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobin Corners, with the one closest to Hobin Corners listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chepachet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Norwich Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Cedarville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Millers Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Corrado Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • South Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Frankfort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ilion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
    • Cullen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Mohawk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Herkimer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobin Corners, with the one closest to Hobin Corners listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Solsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • South Hamilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Hamilton Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Bouckville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecksport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Pine Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Munns
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Pratts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobin Corners, with the one closest to Hobin Corners listed first.
    • Brookman Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Hallsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Mindenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
  • Onondaga County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobin Corners, with the one closest to Hobin Corners listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Burlington Flats
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Edmeston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • South Edmeston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • West Burlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Richfield Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Snowdon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Garrattsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pittsfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Patent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Cattown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town

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

Cemeteries Near Hobin Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hobin Corners.

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 Hobin Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gorton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Clarke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgewater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterville Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Brookfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crumb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Unadilla Forks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Winfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bardin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (460 more) ...
    • Budlong Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarrytown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brookfield Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Bridgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Bridgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
  • Sangerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stockwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
  • Marshall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marshall is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Paris Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Paris Station is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
  • Babcock Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Babcock Hill is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Hill
  • Cassville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Brookfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Brookfield is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
  • Unadilla Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Unadilla Forks is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Forks
  • West Winfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clayville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Leonardsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Hobin Corners ...

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 194 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hobin Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hobin Corners, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hobin Corners.

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 helpful 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 Hobin Corners:

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 Hobin Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Hobin Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.