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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 Holland Patent (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 Holland Patent. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Holland Patent)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Patent, with the one closest to Holland Patent listed first.
    • Trenton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • East Floyd
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Barneveld
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Floyd
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Trenton Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Marcy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Camroden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • North Gage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • Prospect
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Remsen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oriskany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Patent, with the one closest to Holland Patent listed first.
    • Emmonsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
    • Crum Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
  • Hamilton County
    • Morehouseville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Patent, with the one closest to Holland Patent listed first.
    • Russia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Poland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cold Brook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Northwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Old City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Gray
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Norway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norwich Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Frankfort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Middleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Patent, with the one closest to Holland Patent listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Constableville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Port Leyden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Leisher Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Collinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lyonsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Turin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Osceola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Greig
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Patent, with the one closest to Holland Patent listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Oneida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Munns
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Wampsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Solsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Canastota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holland Patent, with the one closest to Holland Patent listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Brighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Richfield Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Holland Patent ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holland Patent.

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 Holland Patent - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Townsend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Moulton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Olden - Barneveld Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Steuben Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Steuben Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cobin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (320 more) ...
    • Stone Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nisbet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Holland Patent had a population of 406 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Holland Patent had a population of 436 people.

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

  • Stittville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trenton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Floyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Floyd is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • South Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Trenton
  • Steuben
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Steuben is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Marcy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Trenton Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
  • Camroden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
  • Oriskany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Gage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Gage is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
  • Prospect
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Remsen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Big Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
    • Maynard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Maynard is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Gravesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Holland Patent ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holland Patent.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Holland Patent. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Holland Patent and those printed in the larger area surrounding Holland Patent.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of Holland Patent.

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 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 Holland Patent:

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 Holland Patent, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holland Patent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.