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 Jersalem Hill (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 Jersalem Hill. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Jersalem Hill 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 Jersalem Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jersalem Hill:
- Herkimer County (The home county of Jersalem Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem Hill, with the one closest to Jersalem Hill listed first.
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Norwich Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Chepachet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Corrado Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- West Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Herkimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Herkimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- South Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Edicks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem Hill, with the one closest to Jersalem Hill listed first.
- Button City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- New Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sherburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem Hill, with the one closest to Jersalem Hill listed first.
- Crum Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Emmonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Lassellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Middle Sprite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Ephratah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem Hill, with the one closest to Jersalem Hill listed first.
- Brookfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Solsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Hamilton Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- South Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Bouckville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Munns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Munns is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
- Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Munnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pecksport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Pine Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- Pratts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pratts is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem Hill, with the one closest to Jersalem Hill listed first.
- Brookman Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Mindenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Hallsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Saint Johnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sprout Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Nelliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ames
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Canajoharie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palatine Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem Hill, with the one closest to Jersalem Hill listed first.
- Pine Village Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Sauquoit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- New Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- New York Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem Hill, with the one closest to Jersalem Hill listed first.
- Plainfield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Richfield Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington Flats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Snowdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- Springfield Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- West Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cattown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cattown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
- Cattown has also been known as:
- Cat Town
- Middle Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Oaksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Edmeston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fly Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem Hill, with the one closest to Jersalem Hill listed first.
- Leesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Sharon Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jersalem Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Jersalem Hill.
Cemeteries Near Jersalem Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jersalem Hill.
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 Jersalem Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jersalem Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jersalem Hill, with the one closest to Jersalem Hill listed first.
- Jerusalem Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goodier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Babcock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Columbia Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frankfort Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meeting House Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Jones Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Jersalem Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jersalem Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jersalem Hill, with the one closest to Jersalem Hill listed first.
- Cedar Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- North Winfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Winfield is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winfield
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Babcock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock Hill is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Hill
- Chepachet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Norwich Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedarville Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville Station is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Station
- Millers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Ilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- West Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Winfield is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jersalem Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jersalem Hill.
Newspapers Published in Jersalem Hill ...
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 229 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jersalem Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jersalem Hill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jersalem Hill.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Jersalem Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Herkimer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Fulton 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> | 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 Jersalem Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jersalem Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |