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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 South Hamilton (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 South Hamilton. 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.

Name Variations for South Hamilton ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Hamilton: S. Hamilton

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

South Hamilton is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

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

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

Cemeteries Near South Hamilton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Hamilton.

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

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

  • Palmer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hamilton Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poolville Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poolville Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poolville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tillotson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Earlville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Giles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilcok Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quarter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Malachy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Harrisville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, South Hamilton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Hamilton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Poolville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
    • Poolville is located in Madison County
  • Hubbardsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardsville
    • Hubbardsville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardsville <3>
  • Earlville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Sherburne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tallette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallette
    • Tallette is located in Chenango County
  • North Brookfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brookfield
    • North Brookfield is located in Madison County
  • Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Randallsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Smyrna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • South Brookfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brookfield
    • South Brookfield is located in Madison County
  • 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 South Hamilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Hamilton.

Newspapers Published in South Hamilton ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Hamilton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Hamilton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Hamilton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 South Hamilton:

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 South Hamilton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Hamilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Hamilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7661, Longitude: -75.4539    









 

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