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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 North Gage (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 North Gage. 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 North Gage ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Gage: N. Gage

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 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.

North Gage is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near North Gage ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Gage.

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

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

  • Gravesville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martins Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martins Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martins Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olden - Barneveld Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olden - Barneveld Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olden - Barneveld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tanner Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Welch Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cold Brook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Century Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Century Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Century Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newport Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Bromley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bromley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bromley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Penn-Y-Caerau Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penn-Y-Caerau Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penn-Y-Caerau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Salem 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Gage had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Gravesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
  • South Trenton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Trenton
    • South Trenton is located in Oneida County
  • Poland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <3>
  • Trenton Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Russia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Russia
    • From North Gage to Russia
  • Cold Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
    • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <3>
  • Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
  • Holland Patent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
    • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <3>
  • Remsen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grant
    • From North Gage to Grant
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    • Deerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Schuyler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Schuyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Schuyler
      • West Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
    • Norway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in North Gage ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Gage.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Gage, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Gage.

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 North Gage:

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

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 North Gage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Gage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Gage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2257, Longitude: -75.1262       In this case, the coordinates for North Gage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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