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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 New Berlin (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 New Berlin. 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 doctors and 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.

New Berlin is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near New Berlin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Berlin.

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Andrew's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrew's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scribner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scribner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scribner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Columbus Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbus Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbus Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gazlay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gazlay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gazlay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Columbus Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edmonds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmonds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmonds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wightman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wightman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wightman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bloom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Kings Settlement Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kings Settlement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kings Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carter School House Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter School House Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter School House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Amblerville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amblerville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amblerville 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 New Berlin had a population of 979 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Berlin had a population of 973 people.

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

  • Pittsfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Edmeston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chenango Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenango Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango Lake
    • Chenango Lake is located in Chenango County
  • Morris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <2>
  • Edmeston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tallette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallette
    • Tallette is located in Chenango County
  • South New Berlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Berlin
    • South New Berlin is located in Chenango County
  • New Lisbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
    • New Lisbon is located in Otsego County
  • Holmesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Holmesville is located in Chenango County
  • Garrattsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • South Brookfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brookfield
    • South Brookfield is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Berlin ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Berlin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Berlin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Berlin and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Berlin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of New Berlin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 New Berlin:

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.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 New Berlin, 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- New Berlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Berlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6243, Longitude: -75.3324    









 

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