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 Sheds (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 Sheds. 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.
Sheds is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.
Below are the counties that are near Sheds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheds:
- Madison County (The home county of Sheds)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- New Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Puckerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- DeRuyter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Rippleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- Cazenovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Eaton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
- Bingley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bingley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingley
- Chittenango Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chittenango Falls is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango Falls
- Morrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisville Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
- Peterboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pecksport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pecksport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- Killawog
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Lisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- Sempronius
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Dresserville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Summer Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Kelloggsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Niles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Niles is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Montville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Moravia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Omro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Omro is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- Otselic Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Otselic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- South Otselic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Meadow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Pitcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Norwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Norwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Button City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- Crains Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Truxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Slab City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Preble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Solon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- East River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Little York
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- East Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- McGraw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Oriskany Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Sherrill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stockwell is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Sconondoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
- Sangerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cagwin Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
- Sylvan Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Agnes Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
- Blackmans Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- Delphi Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fabius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pompey Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Log City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Log City is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
- Pompey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apulia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Berwyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Watervale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watervale is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Tully
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- LaFayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- LaFayette is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette has also been known as:
- LaFayette Square
- Te-Ka-Wis-To-Ta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <1>
- Manlius
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Assembly Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Oswego County
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- South Edmeston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
- Edmeston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- Groton City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- McLean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheds, see our County-by-County Page for Sheds.
Cemeteries Near Sheds ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheds.
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 Sheds - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- Sheds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burdick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Woodstock Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merchant Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant Smith Cemetery
- The Merchant Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Merchant Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Crumb Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Erieville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Delphi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Beach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockham Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Sheds in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sheds.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheds, with the one closest to Sheds listed first.
- New Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- DeRuyter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Erieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keeney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keeney is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Cuyler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rippleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rippleton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
- Lincklaen Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lincklaen Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincklaen Center
- Mariposa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mariposa is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Otselic Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Otselic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fabius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cazenovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lincklaen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lincklaen is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincklaen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheds. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheds.
Newspapers Published in Sheds ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheds.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheds, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheds.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sheds:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Oswego County
- Otsego County
- Tompkins 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sheds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sheds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |