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 Ilion (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 Ilion. 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 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.
Ilion is located in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near Ilion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ilion:
- Herkimer County (The home county of Ilion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Mohawk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Herkimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corrado Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Frankfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Herkimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Kast Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
- Jacksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Millers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Edicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Paines Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Chepachet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Norwich Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Button City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- New Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Crum Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Emmonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Middle Sprite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Lassellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Ephratah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Garoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sammonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Morehouseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
- Arietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arietta is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Brookfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Solsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Hamilton Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- Bouckville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Munns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Munns is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
- Munnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pecksport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Pine Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Mindenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Brookman Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Hallsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Saint Johnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sprout Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Canajoharie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Palatine Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ames
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Randall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Clayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Sauquoit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Hartford is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- New York Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Gage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Gage is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Richfield Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plainfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Springfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Middle Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Burlington Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cattown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cattown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
- Cattown has also been known as:
- Cat Town
- Oaksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Snowdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- Middlefield Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Fly Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Sharon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Argusville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ilion, see our County-by-County Page for Ilion.
Cemeteries Near Ilion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ilion.
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 Ilion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ilion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Armory Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mohawk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mohawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mohawk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641161 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Columbia Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Company Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Litchfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dennison Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ft. Herkimer Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Ilion had a population of 4,057 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ilion had a population of 7,616 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ilion, with the one closest to Ilion listed first.
- Mohawk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Herkimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frankfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Schuyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Schuyler
- Kast Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Millers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Edicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Jacksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Cedar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Paines Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Eatonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eatonville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatonville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Chepachet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Cedarville Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville Station is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ilion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ilion.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ilion ...
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 212 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ilion.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ilion. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ilion and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ilion.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Ilion.
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 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 Ilion:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Herkimer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Fulton County
- Hamilton County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Oneida County
- Otsego County
- Schoharie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Ilion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ilion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |