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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 Simpsonville (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 Simpsonville. 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 and doctors 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.

Simpsonville 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 Simpsonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simpsonville:

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

Cemeteries Near Simpsonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpsonville.

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

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

  • Fergusonville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fergusonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fergusonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bliven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bliven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bliven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butts Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butts Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butts Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Titus Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Titus Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Titus Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schenevus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Kortright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Kortright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Kortright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dugway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Newell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.
    • Covenanter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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.
    • Gilchrist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilchrist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilchrist Church 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.<5>

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

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

  • Fergusonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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
  • South Worcester
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Worcester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Worcester
    • South Worcester is located in Otsego County
  • Davenport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Schenevus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chaseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
    • Chaseville is located in Otsego County
  • North Kortright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Harpersfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harpersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
    • North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
  • Maryland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elk Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Elk Creek is located in Otsego County
  • Harpersfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlotteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
    • Charlotteville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotteville <1>
  • Worcester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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    • Davenport Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Meredith
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Kortright
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Simpsonville ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simpsonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpsonville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simpsonville.

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 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 Simpsonville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simpsonville. 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>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 Simpsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Simpsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simpsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5041, Longitude: -74.7819    









 

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