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

Merrickville is located in Delaware County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties 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 Merrickville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merrickville:

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

Cemeteries Near Merrickville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merrickville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Northfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Knoll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Knoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ouleout Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouleout Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouleout Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Congregational Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Olmsted Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olmsted Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olmsted Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Windfall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windfall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windfall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Sidney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sidney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sidney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Austin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arabia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arabia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arabia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lower East Masonville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower East Masonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower East Masonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Feak Hollow - Jamieson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feak Hollow - Jamieson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feak Hollow - Jamieson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Merrickville had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Franklin Depot
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Depot
    • Franklin Depot is located in Delaware County
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • East Sidney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sidney
    • East Sidney is located in Delaware County
  • Sidney Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tacoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tacoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tacoma
    • From Merrickville to Tacoma
  • Loomis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Loomis is located in Delaware County
  • Mundale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • East Masonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Masonville
    • East Masonville is located in Delaware County
  • Trout Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
    • Trout Creek is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <2>
  • Walton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
  • Wells Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Unadilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Youngs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
      • Youngs is located in Delaware County
    • Ivanhoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
    • Otego
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Merrickville ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrickville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merrickville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merrickville.

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 Merrickville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merrickville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Merrickville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merrickville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merrickville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2766, Longitude: -75.1787       In this case, the coordinates for Merrickville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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