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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 Mohawk (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 Mohawk. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Mohawk is located in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Mohawk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mohawk.

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 Mohawk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mohawk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armory Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ft. Herkimer Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Herkimer Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Herkimer Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dennison Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennison Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennison Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Spirit Polish Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Spirit Polish Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Spirit Polish Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (399 more) ...
    • Howard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Columbia Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Columbia Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Columbia Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fulmer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Mohawk had a population of 1,806 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mohawk had a population of 2,506 people.

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

  • Herkimer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ilion
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
  • Frankfort
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <1>
  • Edicks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacksonburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kast Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kast Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kast Bridge
    • From Mohawk to Kast Bridge
  • East Schuyler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Schuyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Schuyler
    • East Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
  • Paines Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eatonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eatonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatonville
    • Eatonville is located in Herkimer County
  • Cedarville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cedarville
    • From Mohawk to Cedarville
  • Millers Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
    • Jordanville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordanville <1>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mohawk ...

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 Mohawk.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mohawk. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mohawk and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mohawk.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6> of Mohawk.

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 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 Mohawk:

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

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

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 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.
<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 Mohawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mohawk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mohawk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0113, Longitude: -75.0043    









 

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