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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 Kirkland (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 Kirkland. 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 and doctors 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.

Kirkland is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Kirkland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirkland.

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 Kirkland - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kirkland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackmen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackmen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackmen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westmoreland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westmoreland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westmoreland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirkland Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkland Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkland Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chuckery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chuckery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chuckery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crown Hill Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dean Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bronson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bronson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bronson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kirkland had a population of 170 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Clinton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Westmoreland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Walesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesville
    • Walesville is located in Oneida County
  • Lairdsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lairdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
    • Lairdsville is located in Oneida County
  • Hecla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
    • Hecla is located in Oneida County
  • New Hartford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
    • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • New York Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bartlett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
    • Washington Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Mills <2>
  • Whitesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
    • Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <2>
  • Vernon Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
    • Vernon Center is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon Center <2>
  • Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Oneida County
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    • Chadwicks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadwicks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwicks
      • Chadwicks is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadwicks <2>
    • Yorkville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oriskany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany
      • Oriskany is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Kirkland ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirkland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirkland, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirkland.

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 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 Kirkland:

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>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.
<5>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 Kirkland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Kirkland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0779, Longitude: -75.3836