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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 Shackport (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 Shackport. 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 hospitals and 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.

Shackport is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Shackport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shackport, with the one closest to Shackport listed first.
    • Davenport Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Delhi
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • Bloomville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
    • North Kortright
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • South Kortright
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Simpsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
    • Bovina Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mundale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
    • Harpersfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bovina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shackport, with the one closest to Shackport listed first.
    • Mount Upton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • East Guilford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
    • New Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <1>
    • Guilford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bainbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <1>
    • Yaleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
    • Button City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shackport, with the one closest to Shackport listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • West Kill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shackport, with the one closest to Shackport listed first.
    • Colliersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oneonta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <1>
    • Portlandville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • West End
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in Otsego County
    • Schenevus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Otego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Laurens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
      • Laurens is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <1>
    • Milford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
    • Mount Vision
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Westville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Otsego County
    • Worcester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shackport, with the one closest to Shackport listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
    • Summit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
    • Beards Hollow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
    • Richmondville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Janesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Seward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
    • Warnerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Broome Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
    • Manorkill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Cobleskill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shackport, with the one closest to Shackport listed first.
    • Lew Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
    • Beaverkill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shackport, with the one closest to Shackport listed first.
    • Highmount
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Hill <1>
    • Bushnellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County

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

Newspapers Published in Shackport ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shackport.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shackport, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shackport.

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 Shackport:

Cemeteries Near Shackport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shackport.

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

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Meredith Square Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meredith Square Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meredith Square Cemetery
  • Mertins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mertins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mertins Cemetery
  • Benedict Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benedict Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benedict Cemetery
  • East Meredith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Meredith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Meredith Cemetery
  • Davenport Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Center Cemetery
  • McMinn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMinn Cemetery
  • Charlotte Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlotte Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Valley Cemetery
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakely Cemetery
  • West Meredith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Meredith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Meredith Cemetery
  • Newell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
  • Ouleout Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouleout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouleout Cemetery
  • Continue List   (352 more) ...
    • Post Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Cemetery
    • East Delhi Christian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Delhi Christian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Delhi Christian Church Cemetery
    • Covenanter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covenanter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenanter Cemetery

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.<4>

While we didn't find Shackport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shackport.

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

  • Meredith
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Meredith is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <1>
  • West Kortright
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kortright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kortright
    • West Kortright is located in Delaware County
  • East Meredith
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Meredith
    • East Meredith is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Meredith <1>
  • West Davenport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Davenport
    • West Davenport is located in Delaware County
  • Davenport Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Meredith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meredith
    • West Meredith is located in Delaware County
  • Delhi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
  • Colliersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Davenport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <1>
  • Oneonta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
    • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <1>
  • North Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fergusonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fergusonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
      • Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
    • Portlandville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Delaware
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delaware
      • Lake Delaware is located in Delaware County

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

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shackport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shackport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3868, Longitude: -74.9245    
<4>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 Shackport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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