Our Genealogy Helper
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 Paris Station (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 Paris Station. 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 Paris Station ...
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 Paris Station: Paris Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Paris Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paris Station.
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 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.
Paris Station 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 Paris Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paris Station:
- Oneida County (The home county of Paris Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Station, with the one closest to Paris Station listed first.
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Clayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sauquoit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Pine Village Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Sangerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hartford is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- Stockwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Station, with the one closest to Paris Station listed first.
- Button City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Sherburne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Norwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Otselic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Beaver Meadow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Otselic Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Fulton County
- Crum Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Station, with the one closest to Paris Station listed first.
- Norwich Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- West Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Chepachet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Millers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Corrado Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Frankfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ilion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mohawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Herkimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- East Herkimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Station, with the one closest to Paris Station listed first.
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bouckville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Munns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Munns is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
- Pecksport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Munnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- Pratts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pratts is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Valley Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Hamilton Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Station, with the one closest to Paris Station listed first.
- Brookman Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Mindenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Hallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Station, with the one closest to Paris Station listed first.
- Plainfield Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Burlington Flats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edmeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Edmeston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
- Snowdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- Garrattsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cattown
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Oaksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Patent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patent is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paris Station, see our County-by-County Page for Paris Station.
Cemeteries Near Paris Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paris Station.
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 Paris Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paris Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paris Station, with the one closest to Paris Station listed first.
- Budlong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hiller Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eastman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sauquoit Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crown Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Bridgewater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Babcock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 in 1895, Paris Station had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paris Station, with the one closest to Paris Station listed first.
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marshall is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Cassville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sauquoit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sangerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Babcock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Babcock Hill is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Hill
- Chadwicks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Winfield is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cedar Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Norwich Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 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 Paris Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paris Station.
Newspapers Published in Paris Station ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paris Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paris Station, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paris Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Paris Station:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Oneida County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Fulton County
- Herkimer County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Otsego County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Paris Station, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paris Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |