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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 Sangerfield (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 Sangerfield. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Sangerfield is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Sangerfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sangerfield.

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 Sangerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Waterville Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tarrytown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarrytown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarrytown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Brookfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Brookfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Brookfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gorton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cole Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Faulkner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulkner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faulkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deansboro Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hiller Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiller Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiller Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Sangerfield had a population of 226 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Waterville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stockwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • North Brookfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
    • North Brookfield is located in Madison County
  • Paris Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
    • Paris Station is located in Oneida County
  • Marshall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Oneida County
  • Oriskany Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany Falls
    • Oriskany Falls is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany Falls <1>
  • Bridgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <1>
  • North Bridgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cassville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Oneida County
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hubbardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardsville
    • Hubbardsville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardsville <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sangerfield ...

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 195 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sangerfield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sangerfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sangerfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sangerfield.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6> of Sangerfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sangerfield:

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

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.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>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.
<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>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 Sangerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Sangerfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sangerfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9138, Longitude: -75.3789    









 

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