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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Oriskany)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany, with the one closest to Oriskany listed first.
    • Marcy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitesboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Floyd
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • New York Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorkville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westmoreland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Camelot Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Stanwix
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
    • Clark Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bartlett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Deerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Camroden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • Air City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Air City is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
  • Chenango County
    • Button City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany, with the one closest to Oriskany listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Poland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Russia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Corrado Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Old City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Grant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Ilion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Kast Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Middleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Northwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany, with the one closest to Oriskany listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Leisher Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Constableville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Port Leyden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Osceola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany, with the one closest to Oriskany listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Valley Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Oneida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Munns
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Solsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Wampsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pratts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Bouckville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Canastota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany, with the one closest to Oriskany listed first.
    • Mycenae
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Tall Pines Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
  • Oswego County
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oriskany, with the one closest to Oriskany listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Richfield Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington Flats
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Oriskany ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oriskany.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Carr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Westmoreland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moulton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (372 more) ...
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oriskany had a population of 860 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oriskany had a population of 1,306 people.

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

  • Whitesboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marcy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Walesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Walesville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesville
  • Floyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Floyd is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Westmoreland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New York Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Yorkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maynard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maynard is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Bartlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Stittville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanwix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
  • Kirkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkland is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Hartford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Utica
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Utica is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
    • Deerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Deerfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield

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

Newspapers Published in Oriskany ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oriskany.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oriskany, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oriskany.

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 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:

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 Oriskany, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oriskany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.