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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 Kirk (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 Kirk. 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 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.

Kirk is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Kirk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirk.

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

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

  • Southside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Side Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frink Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frink Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heady Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heady Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cole Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Pharsalia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Pharsalia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Pharsalia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Packer - Mason Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Packer - Mason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Packer - Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Plymouth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Plymouth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pharsalia Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pharsalia Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pharsalia Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Crane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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, Kirk had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Plymouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
  • North Pharsalia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pharsalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pharsalia
    • North Pharsalia is located in Chenango County
  • East Pharsalia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pharsalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pharsalia
    • East Pharsalia is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Pharsalia <2>
  • Preston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Chenango County
  • South Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plymouth
    • South Plymouth is located in Chenango County
  • Beaver Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sherburne Four Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherburne Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne Four Corners
    • Sherburne Four Corners is located in Chenango County
  • North Norwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Smyrna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
  • Pharsalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pharsalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharsalia
    • Pharsalia is located in Chenango County
  • East McDonough
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East McDonough
    • East McDonough is located in Chenango County
  • Norwich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • South Otselic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Otselic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Otselic
      • South Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Otselic <2>
    • Otselic Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Pitcher
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pitcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pitcher
      • North Pitcher is located in Chenango County

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

Newspapers Published in Kirk ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirk, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirk.

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 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 Kirk:

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Kirk, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6040, Longitude: -75.6449       In this case, the coordinates for Kirk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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