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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 Meridale (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 Meridale. 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 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.

Meridale is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Meridale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridale, with the one closest to Meridale listed first.
    • Shackport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
    • Davenport Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Delhi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • North Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Bloomville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mundale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • North Kortright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
    • Bovina Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Kortright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Simpsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Hamden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridale, with the one closest to Meridale listed first.
    • Mount Upton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • East Guilford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Lathams Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • New Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bainbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Guilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Yaleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Button City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Afton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Haynes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Union Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridale, with the one closest to Meridale listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • West Kill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridale, with the one closest to Meridale listed first.
    • Colliersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oneonta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West End
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Portlandville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Oneonta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • Otego
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Maryland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Laurens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Schenevus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Milford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Vision
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridale, with the one closest to Meridale listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • South Jefferson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
    • North Blenheim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Beards Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
    • West Conesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Richmondville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Breakabeen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Vintonton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Janesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Seward
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Warnerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridale, with the one closest to Meridale listed first.
    • Lew Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Beaverkill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Roscoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meridale, with the one closest to Meridale listed first.
    • Belle Ayr
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Highmount
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Meridale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meridale.

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

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

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mertins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meredith Square Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • West Meredith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Post Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Benedict Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ouleout Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Croton Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • West Delhi Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Meredith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Davenport Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • McMinn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (347 more) ...

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 Meridale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meridale.

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

  • Meredith
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • West Meredith
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • West Meredith is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meredith
  • West Kortright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
  • East Meredith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Davenport Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Davenport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Davenport is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Davenport
  • Delhi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
  • North Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
  • Bloomville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oneonta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Colliersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mundale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mundale is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Davenport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Delaware
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Delaware is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delaware
    • Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Meridale ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meridale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meridale, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meridale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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 Meridale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meridale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.