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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 Sherrill (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 Sherrill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Sherrill is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Sherrill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherrill.

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

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

  • Oneida Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oneida Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oneida Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Helena's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stockbridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunny Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twitchel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twitchel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twitchel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bronson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bronson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bronson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (417 more) ...

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 in 1895, Sherrill had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sherrill had a population of 2,957 people.

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

  • Kenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Kenwood is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kenwood
    • From Sherrill to Kenwood
  • Bennetts Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennetts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
    • Bennetts Corners is located in Madison County
  • Oneida Castle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
  • Oneida
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Verona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <2>
  • Verona Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Station
    • Verona Station is located in Oneida County
  • Merrillsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
    • Merrillsville is located in Madison County
  • Stockbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Stockbridge is located in Madison County
  • Vernon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
    • Vernon Center is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon Center <2>
  • Durhamville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
    • Durhamville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durhamville <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Sherrill ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherrill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherrill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherrill.

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 Sherrill:

The official website for Sherrill: www.sherrillny.org/

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.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 Sherrill, 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' (or 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- Sherrill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherrill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0691, Longitude: -75.5987    









 

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