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 Schuyler Lake (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 Schuyler Lake. 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 Schuyler Lake ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Schuyler Lake: Schuyler Lk.
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 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.
Schuyler Lake is located in Otsego 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 Otsego County: Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery & Schoharie.
Below are the counties that are near Schuyler Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schuyler Lake:
- Otsego County (The home county of Schuyler Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- Cattown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cattown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
- Cattown has also been known as:
- Cat Town
- Oaksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Snowdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- Fly Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Cooperstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patent is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
- Plainfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
- Hartwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bowerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowerstown is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Phoenix Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix Mills is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Mills
- Burlington Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- Button City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- New Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Sherburne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Norwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lathams Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Mount Upton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- Simpsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Davenport Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Shackport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- North Kortright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Harpersfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- Crum Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Ephratah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Lassellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Emmonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
- Middle Sprite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- South Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Cullen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Millers Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Chepachet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- West Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Edicks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Deck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Paines Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Ilion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mohawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Starkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- Brookfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
- East Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Hamilton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Hamilton Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Earlville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Solsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bouckville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pecksport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Randallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Pine Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
- Pratts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pratts is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- Brookman Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Sprout Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Buel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Hallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Ames
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mindenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Nelliston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Canajoharie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Palatine Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Lykers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Randall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- Bridgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Bridgewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- Pine Village Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sauquoit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stockwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Sangerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hartford is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- Oriskany Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Seward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Sharon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Janesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Argusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Richmondville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Beards Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warnerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cobleskill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schuyler Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Schuyler Lake.
Cemeteries Near Schuyler Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schuyler Lake.
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 Schuyler Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schuyler Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- Herkimer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schuyler Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twelve Thousand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Exeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snowden Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fly Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fly Creek Old Chapel Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fitch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Twilight Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winsor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (488 more) ...
- Steere Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fly Creek Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Schuyler Lake had a population of 406 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schuyler Lake, with the one closest to Schuyler Lake listed first.
- Snowdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowdon is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
- Oaksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oaksville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
- Fly Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Richfield Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Exeter is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Exeter
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Toddsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toddsville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddsville
- Cooperstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Cullen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- South Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Burlington Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hartwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schuyler Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schuyler Lake.
Newspapers Published in Schuyler Lake ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schuyler Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schuyler Lake, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schuyler Lake.
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 Schuyler Lake:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Otsego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chenango County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Herkimer County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Oneida County
- Schoharie 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> | 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 Schuyler Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schuyler Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |