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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 Sherburne (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 Sherburne. 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 northwest 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 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.

Sherburne is located in Chenango 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Sherburne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherburne.

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

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

  • St. Malachy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Malachy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Malachy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quarter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quarter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quarter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrisville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrisville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherburne West Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherburne West Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherburne West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smyrna East Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West End Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Norwich Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Norwich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Norwich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Earlville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tillotson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillotson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (439 more) ...
    • Howard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wilcok Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcok Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcok Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bloom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sherburne had a population of 960 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sherburne had a population of 1,296 people.

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

  • Sherburne Four Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherburne Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne Four Corners
    • Sherburne Four Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Smyrna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
  • North Norwich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Earlville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <2>
  • Plymouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • South Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poolville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
    • Poolville is located in Madison County
  • South Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plymouth
    • South Plymouth is located in Chenango County
  • Chenango Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenango Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango Lake
    • Chenango Lake is located in Chenango County
  • East Hamilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kirk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Kirk is located in Chenango County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kirk
    • From Sherburne to Kirk
  • 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 Sherburne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherburne.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sherburne ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherburne.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sherburne. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sherburne and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sherburne.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6> of Sherburne.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sherburne:

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

The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sherburne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Sherburne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherburne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6782, Longitude: -75.4990    









 

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