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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 Leonardsville (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 Leonardsville. 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 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.

Leonardsville is primarily located in Madison County. A portion of Leonardsville extends into Otsego 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Leonardsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonardsville, with the one closest to Leonardsville listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • South Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Hamilton Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Solsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Earlville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bouckville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pecksport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Randallsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Pine Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonardsville, with the one closest to Leonardsville listed first.
    • Button City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • New Berlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sherburne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Norwich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Plymouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Meadow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Kirk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Otselic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Lathams Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonardsville, with the one closest to Leonardsville listed first.
    • North Franklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Davenport Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonardsville, with the one closest to Leonardsville listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chepachet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Cedarville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Millers Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • South Columbia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Norwich Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Cullen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Corrado Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Ilion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Frankfort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mohawk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Edicks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonardsville, with the one closest to Leonardsville listed first.
    • Brookman Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Sprout Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hallsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Mindenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
    • Buel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonardsville, with the one closest to Leonardsville listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North Bridgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Pine Village Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Stockwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Cassville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sangerfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Paris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Sauquoit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Oriskany Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Augusta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonardsville, with the one closest to Leonardsville listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Burlington Flats
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmeston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Burlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Edmeston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Snowdon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Garrattsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pittsfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Patent
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Brighton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Cattown
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Oaksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
  • Schoharie County
    • Leesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville

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

Cemeteries Near Leonardsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leonardsville.

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

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

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

  • Leonardsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hoxie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Welch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crumb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Clarke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bass Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Unadilla Forks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • West Edmeston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookfield Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Waterman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Brookfield Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (457 more) ...
    • Taylor Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leonardsville had a population of 329 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Unadilla Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Unadilla Forks is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Forks
  • West Edmeston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Edmeston
  • North Edmeston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edmeston
  • Brookfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Brookfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • South Brookfield is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brookfield
  • Plainfield Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
  • Bridgewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Burlington Flats
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Exeter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Exeter is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Exeter
  • Tallette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallette is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallette
  • West Winfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmeston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Burlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Winfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Winfield is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winfield
    • North Bridgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater

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

Newspapers Published in Leonardsville ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leonardsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leonardsville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leonardsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Leonardsville:

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 Leonardsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Leonardsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.