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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 Ninety Six Corners (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 Ninety Six Corners. 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.

Name Variations for Ninety Six Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Ninety Six Corners: Ninety Six Cors.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Ninety Six Corners is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Ninety Six Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six Corners, with the one closest to Ninety Six Corners listed first.
    • Prospect
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Remsen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Trenton Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
    • Barneveld
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Gage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Trenton is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • East Floyd
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
    • Holland Patent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodgate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Frenchville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Camroden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • Floyd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six Corners, with the one closest to Ninety Six Corners listed first.
    • Emmonsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
    • Middle Sprite
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
    • Crum Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six Corners, with the one closest to Ninety Six Corners listed first.
    • Morehouseville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • Arietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Piseco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six Corners, with the one closest to Ninety Six Corners listed first.
    • Northwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Grant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Russia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Poland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Newport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Norway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Old City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Middleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kast Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Salisbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninety Six Corners, with the one closest to Ninety Six Corners listed first.
    • Port Leyden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Leyden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyonsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Constableville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Collinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Lyons Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Turin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greig
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leisher Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Glendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Michigan Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
  • Montgomery County
    • Mindenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville

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

Cemeteries Near Ninety Six Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ninety Six Corners.

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 Ninety Six Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Enlli Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Capel Bont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Penn-Y-Caerau Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheelertown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairchild Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Capel Ucha Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gravesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Century Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ohio Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...
    • Capel Isaf Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Northwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Grant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Prospect
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Remsen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Trenton Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Falls
  • Russia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
  • Ohio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Gravesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
  • Cold Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • East Steuben
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Steuben is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
  • Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • North Gage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Gage is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Poland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Forestport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alder Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Ninety Six Corners ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ninety Six Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ninety Six Corners, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ninety Six Corners.

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 helpful 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 Ninety Six Corners:

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>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 Ninety Six Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Ninety Six Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.