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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 Poland (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 Poland. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Herkimer County     (The home county of Poland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Cold Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Russia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Russia
      • From Poland to Russia
    • Newport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Norway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Old City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
    • Grant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grant
      • From Poland to Grant
    • Gray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gray
      • From Poland to Gray
    • Middleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Northwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Northwood
      • From Poland to Northwood
    • Kast Bridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kast Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kast Bridge
      • From Poland to Kast Bridge
    • Frankfort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Corrado Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Emmonsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emmonsburg
      • From Poland to Emmonsburg
    • Crum Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Middle Sprite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lassellsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockwood
      • From Poland to Rockwood
    • Ephratah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garoga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton County
  • Lewis County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kenwood
      • From Poland to Kenwood
    • Valley Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • Mindenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mindenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mindenville
      • From Poland to Mindenville
    • Saint Johnsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
      • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <2>
    • Hallsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookman Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelliston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
    • North Gage
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • 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 Poland to North Gage
    • Trenton Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barneveld
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Prospect
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Remsen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland Patent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Deerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Floyd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • 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 Poland to East Floyd
    • Utica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Floyd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Otsego County

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

Cemeteries Near Poland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poland.

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 Poland - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cold Brook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bromley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Century Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martins Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Welch Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newport Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravesville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tanner Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm Tree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Tree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hurricane Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Norway Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Poland had a population of 617 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Poland had a population of 474 people.

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

  • Cold Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Russia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Russia is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Russia
    • From Poland to Russia
  • Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Gravesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
  • North Gage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.<3>
    • 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 Poland to North Gage
  • Norway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Trenton Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Trenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Trenton
    • South Trenton is located in Oneida County
  • Gray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gray
    • From Poland to Gray
  • Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grant
    • From Poland to Grant
  • Middleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ohio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
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    • Prospect
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Northwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Northwood
      • From Poland to Northwood

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

Newspapers Published in Poland ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poland, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poland.

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 Poland:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Poland, 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 from Point A (ie- Poland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2259, Longitude: -75.0611