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 Maple Grove East (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 Maple Grove East. 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.
Name Variations for Maple Grove East ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Maple Grove East: Maple Grv. East
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Maple Grove East is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Grove East. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Grove East:
- Chenango County (The home county of Maple Grove East)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove East, with the one closest to Maple Grove East listed first.
- Norwich
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haynes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- North Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lathams Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sherburne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove East, with the one closest to Maple Grove East listed first.
- North Colesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Nineveh
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Quinneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- Triangle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Belden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belden is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Creekside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Upper Lisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Center Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Harpursville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitney Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Killawog
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove East, with the one closest to Maple Grove East listed first.
- Solon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Marathon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crains Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Truxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Messengerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Lapeer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- McGraw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove East, with the one closest to Maple Grove East listed first.
- Sidney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Masonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Tacoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Merrickville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- China
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Barbourville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Davenport Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hambletville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hambletville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
- Mundale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mundale is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
- Herkimer County
- West Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove East, with the one closest to Maple Grove East listed first.
- Earlville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Hamilton Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- East Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Randallsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pecksport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- West Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Bouckville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- DeRuyter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove East, with the one closest to Maple Grove East listed first.
- Stockwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Sangerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oriskany Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Augusta is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Pine Village Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove East, with the one closest to Maple Grove East listed first.
- Copes Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Gilbertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- South Edmeston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
- Youmans Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
- Edmeston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unadilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garrattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Otego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Grove East, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Grove East.
Cemeteries Near Maple Grove East ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Grove East.
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 Maple Grove East - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Grove East covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Grove East, with the one closest to Maple Grove East listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Norwich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plasterville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Plymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Packer - Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mason - Packer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amblerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Wightman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Norwich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Maple Grove East in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Grove East.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Grove East, with the one closest to Maple Grove East listed first.
- Norwich
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haynes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- South Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Plymouth is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plymouth
- Holmesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Chenango Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chenango Lake is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango Lake
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- North Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- South New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South New Berlin is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Berlin
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lathams Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherburne Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockwells Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwells Mills is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwells Mills
- Kirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Grove East. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Grove East.
Newspapers Published in Maple Grove East ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Grove East.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Grove East, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Grove East.
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 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 Maple Grove East:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chenango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cortland County
- Delaware County
- Herkimer County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Otsego 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> | 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 Maple Grove East, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple Grove East) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |