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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 Jacksonburg (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 Jacksonburg. 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.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Jacksonburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacksonburg.

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

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

  • Holy Spirit Polish Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Spirit Polish Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Spirit Polish Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Herkimer Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Herkimer Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Herkimer Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heath Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heath Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Piper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jordanville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordanville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hess Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hess Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Garlock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garlock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jacksonburg had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Edicks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Paines Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Little Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Herkimer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eatonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eatonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatonville
    • Eatonville is located in Herkimer County
  • Deck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mohawk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Newville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newville
    • From Jacksonburg to Newville
  • Kast Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Castle
    • Indian Castle is located in Herkimer County
  • Ilion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
  • Jordanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
    • Jordanville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordanville <1>
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    • East Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creek
      • East Creek is located in Herkimer County
    • Ingham Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingham Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham Mills
      • Ingham Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Fairfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Herkimer County

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

Newspapers Published in Jacksonburg ...

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 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacksonburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacksonburg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacksonburg.

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 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 Jacksonburg:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jacksonburg. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Jacksonburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jacksonburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacksonburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0141, Longitude: -74.9153    









 

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