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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 Oriskany Falls (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 Oriskany Falls. 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.

Oriskany Falls 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 Oriskany Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oriskany Falls:

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Oriskany Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany Falls, with the one closest to Oriskany Falls listed first.
    • Augusta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Sangerfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Waterville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stockwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Cassville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kirkland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Kirkland is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bridgewater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clark Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany Falls, with the one closest to Oriskany Falls listed first.
    • Button City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Sherburne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Otselic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Otselic Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • New Berlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • North Norwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Beaver Meadow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Kirk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • South Otselic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany Falls, with the one closest to Oriskany Falls listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • West Winfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cedarville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Chepachet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Millers Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Corrado Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ilion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
    • Mohawk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • South Columbia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Herkimer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cullen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany Falls, with the one closest to Oriskany Falls listed first.
    • Madison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Solsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bouckville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Munns
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Pratts
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Morrisville Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
    • Pecksport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Pratts Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • Valley Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany Falls, with the one closest to Oriskany Falls listed first.
    • Delphi Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Mycenae
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Pompey Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Tall Pines Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Kirkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Manlius
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Fabius
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Log City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
    • Pompey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Oswego County
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany Falls, with the one closest to Oriskany Falls listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Burlington Flats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmeston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • South Edmeston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • West Burlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brighton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Pittsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Richfield Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Garrattsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Snowdon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Patent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Cattown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town

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

Cemeteries Near Oriskany Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oriskany Falls.

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 Oriskany Falls - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Thistle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Indian Opening Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • O'Toole Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Knoxboro - Augusta Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarrytown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterville Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Deansboro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (444 more) ...
    • Bridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eastman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oriskany Falls had a population of 625 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oriskany Falls had a population of 683 people.

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

  • Solsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Augusta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Augusta is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Sangerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Knoxboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bouckville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
  • Pratts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Pine Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
  • Munnsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrisville Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Pecksport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • North Brookfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Brookfield is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
    • Marshall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Marshall is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oriskany Falls ...

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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oriskany Falls.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oriskany Falls. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oriskany Falls and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oriskany Falls.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Oriskany Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Oriskany Falls:

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>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.
<3>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 Oriskany Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oriskany Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.