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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 Maple Grove (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. 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 ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Maple Grove: Maple Grv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maple Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple Grove.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Grove:

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Maple Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
    • Floyd
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Marcy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland Patent
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Camroden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • Oriskany
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • East Floyd
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Whitesboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Air City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Air City is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
    • Trenton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Camelot Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Camelot Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Rome
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rome is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
    • Stanwix
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
    • Barneveld
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton County
    • Emmonsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
  • Hamilton County
    • Morehouseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
    • Poland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Russia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Grant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Norwich Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Newport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Northwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Old City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Corrado Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Middleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Kast Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Constableville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Port Leyden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Leisher Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Collinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lyonsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Osceola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Turin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Oneida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Munns
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Oneida Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Munnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wampsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Solsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Canastota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Clockville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswego County
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Brighton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Richfield Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Maple Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Grove.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Townsend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Moulton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Carr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida County Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dix Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (349 more) ...
    • Olden - Barneveld Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nisbet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Steuben Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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>

While we didn't find Maple Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Grove.

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

  • Stittville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Floyd
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Floyd is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Marcy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oriskany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holland Patent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Camroden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
  • Whitesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maynard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maynard is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Stanwix
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
  • Walesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Walesville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesville
  • South Trenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Trenton
  • Trenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ridge Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ridge Mills is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Mills
    • Rome
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rome is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
    • Dix
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix

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

Newspapers Published in Maple Grove ...

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 194 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Grove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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