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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 Northwood (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 Northwood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Northwood is located in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Northwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Grant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 Northwood to Grant
    • Russia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 Northwood to Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Poland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Gray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gray
      • From Northwood to Gray
    • Newport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Norway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Old City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
    • Middleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kast Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salisbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Salisbury
      • From Northwood to Salisbury
    • Salisbury Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Corrado Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Emmonsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emmonsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emmonsburg
      • From Northwood to Emmonsburg
    • Middle Sprite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crum Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton County
  • Lewis County
  • Montgomery County
    • Mindenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Prospect
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Remsen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Trenton Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barneveld
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Barneveld is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneveld <3>
    • North Gage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Gage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
      • North Gage is located in Oneida County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Gage
      • From Northwood to North Gage
    • Trenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • East Floyd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Floyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Floyd
      • East Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Floyd
      • From Northwood to East Floyd
    • Holland Patent
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Frenchville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Camroden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Floyd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
    • Westernville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Boonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Northwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northwood.

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

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

  • Enlli Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enlli Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enlli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheelertown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheelertown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheelertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Capel Bont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capel Bont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capel Bont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Penn-Y-Caerau Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairchild Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Century Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Ohio Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Capel Ucha Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capel Ucha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capel Ucha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gravesville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (238 more) ...
    • Capel Isaf Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capel Isaf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capel Isaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.

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 in 1895, Northwood had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Grant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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 Northwood to Grant
  • Remsen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ohio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
  • Trenton Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gravesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Russia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 Northwood to Russia
  • Cold Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • North Gage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Gage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gage
    • North Gage is located in Oneida County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to North Gage
    • From Northwood to North Gage
  • Poland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Gray
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gray
    • From Northwood to Gray
  • East Steuben
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
    • East Steuben is located in Oneida County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Trenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Forestport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestport
      • Forestport is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestport <3>
    • Alder Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
      • Alder Creek is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alder Creek <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Northwood ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northwood, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northwood.

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 Northwood:

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.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>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>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 Northwood, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3489, Longitude: -75.0715       In this case, the coordinates for Northwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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