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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 Sammonsville (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 Sammonsville. 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 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.

Sammonsville is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Sammonsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sammonsville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Boshart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boshart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boshart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sammons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sammons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sammons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kecks Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kecks Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kecks Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caughnawaga Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caughnawaga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caughnawaga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colonial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnstown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillenback Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillenback Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillenback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nestle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nestle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nestle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Epps - Starin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Epps - Starin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Epps - Starin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (413 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fern Dale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Sammonsville had a population of 194 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kecks Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kecks Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
    • Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
  • Fonda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fonda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Fonda is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <1>
  • Johnstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fultonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonville
    • Fultonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonville <1>
  • Yosts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yosts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosts
    • Yosts is located in Montgomery County
  • Randall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rockwood
    • From Sammonsville to Rockwood
  • Garoga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ephratah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stone Arabia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Arabia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Arabia
    • Stone Arabia is located in Montgomery County
  • Gloversville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sprakers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprakers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprakers
    • Sprakers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprakers <1>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Sammonsville ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sammonsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sammonsville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sammonsville.

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 Sammonsville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sammonsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 Sammonsville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sammonsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sammonsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9884, Longitude: -74.4331    









 

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