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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 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:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shackport, see our County-by-County Page for 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Meredith Square Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meredith Square Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Mertins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mertins Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Benedict Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benedict Cemetery
    • 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.
  • East Meredith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Meredith Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Davenport Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Center Cemetery
    • 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.
  • McMinn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMinn Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Charlotte Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Valley Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakely Cemetery
    • 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.
  • West Meredith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Meredith Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Newell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Ouleout Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouleout Cemetery
    • 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.
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    • Post Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Cemetery
      • 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.
    • East Delhi Christian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Delhi Christian Church Cemetery
      • 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.
    • Covenanter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenanter Cemetery
      • 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.

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)
  • 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)
  • 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.

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]<5>. 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:

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>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>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.
<5>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- 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    









 

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