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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 Monteola (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 Monteola. 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 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.

Monteola is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Monteola)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteola, with the one closest to Monteola listed first.
    • Michigan Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Parkers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Rector
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • West Martinsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • Osceola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • New Boston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • Martinsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leisher Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Turin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lowville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Constableville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • East Martinsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • East Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martinsburg
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteola, with the one closest to Monteola listed first.
    • Worth Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Worth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Lorraine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rodman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • Mannsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Adams
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • West Carthage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Adams Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carthage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Belleville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ellisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lyon Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Watertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteola, with the one closest to Monteola listed first.
    • Ava
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Redmond Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Point Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Boonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Taberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Leisure Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Blossvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • McConnellsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
    • Woodgate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Elpis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Frenchville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monteola, with the one closest to Monteola listed first.
    • Redfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smartville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Chateaugay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Orwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kasoag
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Altmar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Albion Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Sandy Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pulaski
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dugway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
    • West Amboy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy

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

Cemeteries Near Monteola ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monteola.

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

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

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

  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ashback Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Salmon River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenboro Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Martinsburg Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Constableville.
    • Contableville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contableville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Contableville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Constableville.
      • The Contableville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Contableville Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65888 <3>

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.<4>

While we didn't find Monteola in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monteola.

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

  • Parkers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Parkers is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
  • Hooker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooker is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Rector
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rector is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
  • Osceola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Osceola is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • West Martinsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
  • Windecker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Windecker is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windecker
  • Redfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Boston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Boston is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • Martinsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Worth Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
  • Greenboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Greenboro is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro
  • Mohawk Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Constableville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lowville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Monteola ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monteola.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monteola, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monteola.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Monteola:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Monteola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Monteola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.