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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 northeast 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 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 Hill is located in Oswego 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 Oswego County: Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida & Onondaga.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Hill:
- Oswego County (The home county of Maple Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Kasoag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Redfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Altmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Amboy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Chateaugay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
- Albion Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Albion Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
- Orwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dugway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dugway is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Nicholsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Graftons Square
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Worth Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
- Mannsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Worth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Worth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Ellisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- East Rodman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
- Jefferson Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
- Adams Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lyon Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Leisher Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
- Michigan Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
- Mohawk Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- West Leyden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Parkers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Constableville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rector
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rector is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- New Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Barnes Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
- Collinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Turin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oneida Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
- Whitelaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whitelaw is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Canastota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Wampsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chittenango
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cottons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Kenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elpis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- McConnellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
- Jewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Blossvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- North Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Bay is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Leisure Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Ava
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Humaston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Humaston is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Brewerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tall Pines Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Euclid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- North Syracuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
- Kirkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Minoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Syracuse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Mycenae
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
- Mattydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Galeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galeville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Hill.
Cemeteries Near Maple Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williamstown Cemetery
- Williamstown Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64502 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Madison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Amboy Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salmon River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Williamstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kasoag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kasoag is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
- Ricard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ricard is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricard
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Redfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amboy Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy Center
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- West Amboy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Amboy is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Constantia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Constantia is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Constantia
- Elpis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elpis is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
- Orwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Dugway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dugway is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
- Gayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gayville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
- Constantia Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Constantia Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantia Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Hill.
Newspapers Published in Maple Hill ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Hill.
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 Maple Hill:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oswego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Lewis County
- Madison County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga 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> | 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 Hill, 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 from Point A (ie- Maple Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |