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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 Knoxboro (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 Knoxboro. 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.

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

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Knoxboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxboro, with the one closest to Knoxboro listed first.
    • Augusta
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Oriskany Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vernon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sherrill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneida Castle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sangerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kirkland is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Sconondoa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
    • Bartlett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Clark Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxboro, with the one closest to Knoxboro listed first.
    • Smyrna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Button City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Otselic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Sherburne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Columbus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Otselic Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Beaver Meadow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • North Norwich
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Plymouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • New Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kirk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • South Otselic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxboro, with the one closest to Knoxboro listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • West Winfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Chepachet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Corrado Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Millers Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Ilion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
    • Mohawk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Herkimer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • South Columbia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Kast Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxboro, with the one closest to Knoxboro listed first.
    • Munns
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Valley Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Solsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pratts
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Kenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Bouckville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Madison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pratts Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • Siloam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Morrisville Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
    • Pine Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxboro, with the one closest to Knoxboro listed first.
    • Delphi Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Mycenae
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Kirkville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pompey Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Tall Pines Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Manlius
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Fayetteville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fabius
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Log City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
    • Minoa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <1>
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxboro, with the one closest to Knoxboro listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Constantia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxboro, with the one closest to Knoxboro listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Burlington Flats
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • South Edmeston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Edmeston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • West Burlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Richfield Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Snowdon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Garrattsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Patent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent

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

Cemeteries Near Knoxboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knoxboro.

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

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

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

  • Knoxboro - Augusta Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • O'Toole Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Thistle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Munnsville Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Deansboro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kirkland Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (434 more) ...
    • Bronson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Twitchel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Stockbridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Knoxboro had a population of 281 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Augusta
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Augusta is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Munnsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oriskany Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Valley Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Stockbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stockbridge is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Pratts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Solsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bennetts Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennetts Corners is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
  • Pratts Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
  • Bouckville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Siloam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Vernon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Knoxboro ...

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 Knoxboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knoxboro, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knoxboro.

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 Knoxboro:

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 Knoxboro, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knoxboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.