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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 Hurricane (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 Hurricane. 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 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 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.

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Hurricane)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Gray
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Norway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
    • Cold Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
      • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <2>
    • Newport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • Poland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
    • Old City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
    • Russia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Middleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
    • Salisbury Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Herkimer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
      • East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
    • Dolgeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Crum Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Lassellsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
      • Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
    • Ephratah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
      • Ephratah is located in Fulton County
    • Garoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
      • Garoga is located in Fulton County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Morehouseville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
    • Arietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Leyden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyonsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Mindenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
    • Saint Johnsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Hallsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Brookman Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Nelliston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine Bridge
      • Palatine Bridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine Bridge <2>
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Prospect
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Barneveld
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Barneveld is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneveld <2>
    • Remsen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Deerfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
    • Holland Patent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
      • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <2>
    • Utica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Marcy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
      • Marcy is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcy <2>
    • Yorkville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Camroden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Floyd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane, with the one closest to Hurricane listed first.
    • Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
    • Richfield Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Middle Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
      • Middle Village is located in Otsego County
    • Plainfield Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
    • Springfield Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Otsego County

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

Newspapers Published in Hurricane ...

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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurricane.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hurricane, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hurricane.

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 Hurricane:

Cemeteries Near Hurricane ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hurricane.

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

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

  • Faiview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faiview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faiview Cemetery
  • Hurricane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
  • Bromley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bromley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bromley Cemetery
  • Norway Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Village Cemetery
  • Cold Brook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Brook Cemetery
  • Brondstatter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brondstatter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brondstatter Cemetery
  • Century Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Century Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Century Cemetery
  • Poland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poland Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Newport Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Tree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Tree Cemetery
  • Ohio Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Cemetery
  • Continue List   (276 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Sweet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Cemetery
    • McIntosh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Norway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Herkimer County
  • Gray
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Herkimer County
  • Cold Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
    • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <2>
  • Poland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Ohio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
  • Russia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
  • Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
  • Gravesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
  • North Gage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • North Gage is located in Oneida County
  • Middleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Herkimer County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Northwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Prospect
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hurricane. 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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- Hurricane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hurricane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2470, Longitude: -74.9782       In this case, the coordinates for Hurricane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Hurricane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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