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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 Jefferson (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 Jefferson. 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.

Jefferson is located in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County: Albany, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego & Schenectady.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Jefferson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson.

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jefferson Old Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Old Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Old Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potter Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Welch's Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch's Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch's Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Jefferson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cowley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maynard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Choate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blenheim Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blenheim Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blenheim Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ruliffson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruliffson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruliffson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Champlin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Eminence Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Eminence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Eminence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Harpersfield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Harpersfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Harpersfield 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 Jefferson had a population of 484 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • South Jefferson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harpersfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eminence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Schoharie County
  • North Harpersfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harpersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
    • North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
  • Stamford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Stamford is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <2>
  • South Gilboa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gilboa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gilboa
    • South Gilboa is located in Schoharie County
  • Charlotteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
    • Charlotteville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotteville <2>
  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • North Kortright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Worcester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
    • South Worcester is located in Otsego County
  • Hobart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <2>
  • North Blenheim
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Blenheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blenheim
    • North Blenheim is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Blenheim <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • West Fulton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fulton
      • West Fulton is located in Schoharie County
    • Beards Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fergusonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fergusonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
      • Fergusonville is located in Delaware County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jefferson ...

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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jefferson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jefferson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jefferson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5> of Jefferson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jefferson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jefferson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jefferson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jefferson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4814, Longitude: -74.6102    









 

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