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 Ritchfield Junction (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 Ritchfield Junction. 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 Ritchfield Junction ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ritchfield Junction: Ritchfield Jct. (or less commonly used: Ritchfield Jctn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Ritchfield Junction 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 Ritchfield Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ritchfield Junction:
- Oneida County (The home county of Ritchfield Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchfield Junction, with the one closest to Ritchfield Junction listed first.
- Pine Village Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Cassville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Clayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sauquoit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sangerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchfield Junction, with the one closest to Ritchfield Junction listed first.
- Button City
(15 miles [24.1 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
- New Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sherburne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Meadow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Otselic Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchfield Junction, with the one closest to Ritchfield Junction listed first.
- Crum Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Emmonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchfield Junction, with the one closest to Ritchfield Junction listed first.
- Norwich Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- West Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Chepachet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Millers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Corrado Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ilion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Mohawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cullen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Herkimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchfield Junction, with the one closest to Ritchfield Junction listed first.
- Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Solsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Bouckville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- South Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- Munns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Munns is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Munnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pecksport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Pine Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchfield Junction, with the one closest to Ritchfield Junction listed first.
- Brookman Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Mindenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Hallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Saint Johnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sprout Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchfield Junction, with the one closest to Ritchfield Junction listed first.
- Plainfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Burlington Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Richfield Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edmeston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Snowdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- South Edmeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
- Patent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Patent is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
- Cattown
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Fly Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ritchfield Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Ritchfield Junction.
Cemeteries Near Ritchfield Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ritchfield Junction.
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 Ritchfield Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ritchfield Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ritchfield Junction, with the one closest to Ritchfield Junction listed first.
- Budlong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goodier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sauquoit Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Babcock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Winfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meeting House Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Norwich Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul's 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.<3>
While we didn't find Ritchfield Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ritchfield Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ritchfield Junction, with the one closest to Ritchfield Junction listed first.
- Cassville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Babcock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Babcock Hill is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Hill
- Clayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Winfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Winfield is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winfield
- Cedar Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Paris Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paris Station is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
- Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Sauquoit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chadwicks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norwich Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- East Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Winfield is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ritchfield Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ritchfield Junction.
Newspapers Published in Ritchfield Junction ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ritchfield Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ritchfield Junction, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ritchfield Junction.
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 Ritchfield Junction:
- 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 Ritchfield Junction, 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 from Point A (ie- Ritchfield Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |