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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Hoseville (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 Hoseville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Hoseville is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Hoseville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoseville, with the one closest to Hoseville listed first.
    • Glendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Turin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greig
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Martinsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Watson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Watson is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • West Martinsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • Lowville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Constableville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lyonsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Port Leyden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoseville, with the one closest to Hoseville listed first.
    • Thendara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
    • Northwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Beaver River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoseville, with the one closest to Hoseville listed first.
    • Worth Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • West Carthage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Carthage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Worth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • East Rodman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • Herrings
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
      • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
    • Natural Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lorraine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Deferiet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Great Bend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Black River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoseville, with the one closest to Hoseville listed first.
    • Boonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Redmond Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Ava
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Woodgate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Frenchville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Westernville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Taberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Remsen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Camden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blossvale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoseville, with the one closest to Hoseville listed first.
    • Redfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chateaugay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Smartville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Kasoag
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Orwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Altmar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hoseville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoseville.

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

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

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

  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Burdicks Crossing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Turin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sands Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Martinsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaches Bridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Contableville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contableville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Contableville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Constableville.
    • The Contableville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Contableville Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65888 <2>
  • Rural Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brantingham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Ashback Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Constableville.
    • Collins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

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

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

  • Glendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Turin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greig
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East Martinsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
  • Collinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Lyons Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushes Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bushes Landing is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushes Landing
  • West Martinsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
  • Watson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Watson is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Lowville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brantingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Constableville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Locust Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Port Leyden
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Hoseville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoseville.

Newspapers Published in Hoseville ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoseville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoseville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoseville.

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 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 Hoseville:

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>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- Hoseville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hoseville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.