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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 Prussian Settlement (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 Prussian Settlement. 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.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Prussian Settlement)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prussian Settlement, with the one closest to Prussian Settlement listed first.
    • Ava
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Redmond Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Point Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Boonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Brookfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Frenchville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Westernville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Taberg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Blossvale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Coonrod
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
    • Humaston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
    • Camden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prussian Settlement, with the one closest to Prussian Settlement listed first.
    • Northwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Grant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Russia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Cold Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Poland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thendara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
    • Gray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prussian Settlement, with the one closest to Prussian Settlement listed first.
    • Worth Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Worth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prussian Settlement, with the one closest to Prussian Settlement listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Leisher Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Constableville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Michigan Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Osceola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Collinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Port Leyden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Turin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lyons Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyonsdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Greig
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prussian Settlement, with the one closest to Prussian Settlement listed first.
    • Oneida Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Oneida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Whitelaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Kenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Wampsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Canastota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clockville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Valley Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prussian Settlement, with the one closest to Prussian Settlement listed first.
    • Redfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kasoag
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Cleveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Chateaugay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • West Amboy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Altmar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Orwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Smartville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Nicholsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Albion Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Gayville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • Constantia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dugway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway

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

Cemeteries Near Prussian Settlement ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prussian Settlement.

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 Prussian Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ava Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • West Leyden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Swancott Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thorton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stanford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whiffin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Welsh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (224 more) ...
    • Contableville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contableville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Contableville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Constableville.
      • The Contableville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Contableville Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65888 <2>
    • Rural Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Constableville.

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>

While we didn't find Prussian Settlement in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prussian Settlement.

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

  • Ava
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • West Leyden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Point Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
  • West Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Branch is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • Mohawk Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
  • Dunn Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunn Brook is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Brook
  • Glenmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenmore is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Boonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Constableville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • North Western
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Western is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Western
  • Locust Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Taberg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westernville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawkinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville

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

Newspapers Published in Prussian Settlement ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prussian Settlement.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prussian Settlement, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prussian Settlement.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Prussian Settlement:

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 Prussian Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Prussian Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.