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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 Boston (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 Boston. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Boston is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

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

Cemeteries Near New Boston ...

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

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

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

  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Battle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gallup Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Champion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Champion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bent Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Plank Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plank Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zoar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Boston had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Barnes Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rector
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Worth Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parkers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Parkers is located in Lewis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Parkers
    • From New Boston to Parkers
  • Windecker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windecker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windecker
    • Windecker is located in Lewis County
  • Hooker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Lewis County
  • Harrisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Copenhagen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <3>
  • East Rodman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lorraine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Denmark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Lewis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Denmark
    • From New Boston to Denmark
  • Rodman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
    • Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodman <3>
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    • West Martinsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Deer River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
      • Deer River is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <3>
    • Champion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
      • Champion is located in Jefferson County

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

Newspapers Published in New Boston ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Boston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Boston, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Boston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 New Boston:

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 New Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- New Boston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Boston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8003, Longitude: -75.7464       In this case, the coordinates for New Boston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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