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 Kingdom (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 Kingdom. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Kingdom 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 Kingdom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingdom:
- Herkimer County (The home county of Kingdom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingdom, with the one closest to Kingdom listed first.
- Edicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Cullen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- South Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Paines Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Deck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Mohawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Herkimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Ilion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Chepachet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingdom, with the one closest to Kingdom listed first.
- Button City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- New Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- Simpsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingdom, with the one closest to Kingdom listed first.
- Crum Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Emmonsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Lassellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Middle Sprite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Ephratah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Garoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Rockwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sammonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingdom, with the one closest to Kingdom listed first.
- Brookfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- East Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Solsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- Bouckville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Munns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Munns is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
- Pecksport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Pine Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- Pratts
(30 miles [48.3 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 Kingdom, with the one closest to Kingdom listed first.
- Brookman Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Hallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Mindenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Saint Johnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sprout Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Nelliston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ames
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Canajoharie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Palatine Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Lykers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingdom, with the one closest to Kingdom listed first.
- North Bridgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Pine Village Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sauquoit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- New Hartford
(18 miles [29 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
- Yorkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New York Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingdom, with the one closest to Kingdom listed first.
- Richfield Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Springfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Middle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Plainfield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Cattown
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Middlefield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Fly Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oaksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Snowdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- Cherry Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingdom, with the one closest to Kingdom listed first.
- Leesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Sharon Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seward
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Argusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Janesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Lawyersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Richmondville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Cobleskill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warnerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kingdom, see our County-by-County Page for Kingdom.
Cemeteries Near Kingdom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingdom.
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 Kingdom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingdom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kingdom, with the one closest to Kingdom listed first.
- Helmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paines Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Helmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pooler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dennison Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- Paine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jordanville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Kingdom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kingdom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kingdom, with the one closest to Kingdom listed first.
- Jordanville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Cullen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Edicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Paines Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Mohawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richfield Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Millers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Ilion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jacksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Herkimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kingdom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingdom.
Newspapers Published in Kingdom ...
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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingdom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingdom, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingdom.
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 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 Kingdom:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Herkimer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Delaware 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> | 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 Kingdom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kingdom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |