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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 Quality Hill (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 Quality Hill. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Quality Hill is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

Below are the counties that are near Quality Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quality Hill:

  • Madison County     (The home county of Quality Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quality Hill, with the one closest to Quality Hill listed first.
    • Canastota
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cottons
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
    • Clockville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wampsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sullivan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sullivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
    • Whitelaw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Chittenango
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Bolivar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bolivar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Oneida
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oneida Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Chittenango Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quality Hill, with the one closest to Quality Hill listed first.
    • Otselic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Otselic Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Beaver Meadow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Smyrna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • South Otselic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sherburne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quality Hill, with the one closest to Quality Hill listed first.
    • Cummings Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
    • Crains Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
    • Truxton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Preble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Slab City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Herkimer County
    • Norwich Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quality Hill, with the one closest to Quality Hill listed first.
    • Leisher Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Osceola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quality Hill, with the one closest to Quality Hill listed first.
    • Oneida Castle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sconondoa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
    • Sherrill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sylvan Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jewell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Bay is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Agnes Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
    • Cagwin Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
    • Vienna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Vienna is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Blackmans Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
    • Greenway Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quality Hill, with the one closest to Quality Hill listed first.
    • Mycenae
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Tall Pines Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Kirkville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Manlius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Minoa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <1>
    • Pompey Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Watervale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Lyndon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Delphi Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Syracuse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quality Hill, with the one closest to Quality Hill listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Constantia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Gayville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • West Monroe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Central Square
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mallory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Amboy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Caughdenoy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Caughdenoy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caughdenoy
    • Sand Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Kasoag
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Hastings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Quality Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quality Hill.

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 Quality Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lenox Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Agatha Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agatha Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agatha Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Canastota.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65908 <2>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Allis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clockville Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Whitelaw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Perryville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walker Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (420 more) ...
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ballou Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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 Quality Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quality Hill.

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

  • Cottons
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cottons is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
  • Canastota
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clockville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • East Boston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Boston is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boston
  • Wampsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chittenango
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Whitelaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
  • Perryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Perryville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Chittenango Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
  • Fenner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fenner is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner
  • Merrillsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrillsville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Oneida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Durhamville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneida Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • South Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • South Bay is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay

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

Newspapers Published in Quality Hill ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quality Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quality Hill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quality Hill.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Quality Hill:

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 Quality Hill, 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 from Point A (ie- Quality Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.