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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 Merrick Corner (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 Merrick Corner. 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 Merrick Corner ...

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 Merrick Corner: Merrick Cor. (or less commonly used: Merrick Crn.)

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.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Merrick Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick Corner, with the one closest to Merrick Corner listed first.
    • East Floyd
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Frenchville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Holland Patent
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Westernville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Remsen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Barneveld
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Camroden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • Prospect
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Trenton Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Floyd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Air City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Air City is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
    • Marcy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton County
    • Morehouseville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick Corner, with the one closest to Merrick Corner listed first.
    • Russia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Northwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Poland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Norway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Old City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Middleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwich Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Corrado Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick Corner, with the one closest to Merrick Corner listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Constableville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Port Leyden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lyonsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Leisher Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Turin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Greig
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Glendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick Corner, with the one closest to Merrick Corner listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Oneida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Valley Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Munns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Wampsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Munnsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitelaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Canastota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Solsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Clockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick Corner, with the one closest to Merrick Corner listed first.
    • Redfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Merrick Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merrick Corner.

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 Merrick Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Steuben Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Nisbet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Steuben Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cobin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Carmichael Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sixty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Frenchville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Capel Ucha Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Capel Isaf Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (283 more) ...
    • Penn Mtn. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Steuben Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Steuben
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Steuben is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Big Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
  • Holland Patent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Western
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Western is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Western
  • Westernville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Camroden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
  • Stittville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Trenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Remsen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • East Steuben
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Steuben is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
  • Floyd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Floyd is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Trenton Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Prospect
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dunn Brook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunn Brook is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Brook
    • Ridge Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge Mills is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Mills

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

Newspapers Published in Merrick Corner ...

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 192 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrick Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merrick Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merrick Corner.

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 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 Merrick Corner:

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 Merrick Corner, 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' (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- Merrick Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.