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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 South Worcester (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 Worcester. 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 Worcester ...

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 occur.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Worcester. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Worcester.

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 southwest 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 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.

South Worcester is located in Otsego 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 Otsego County: Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery & Schoharie.

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

  • Otsego County     (The home county of South Worcester)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Worcester, with the one closest to South Worcester listed first.
    • Schenevus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Worcester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Maryland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Decatur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Calcutta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Calcutta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
    • Westford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Westville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Milford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colliersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Portlandville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Middlefield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Middlefield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Pleasant Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
    • Hartwick Seminary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartwick Seminary is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick Seminary
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Worcester, with the one closest to South Worcester listed first.
    • Potter Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cooksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Preston Hollow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Chenango County
    • New Berlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Worcester, with the one closest to South Worcester listed first.
    • Simpsonville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • North Kortright
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
    • Harpersfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Davenport Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stamford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Kortright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shackport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
    • Bloomville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Grand Gorge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bovina Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bovina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Delhi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Worcester, with the one closest to South Worcester listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Lexington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Kill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Windham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Worcester, with the one closest to South Worcester listed first.
    • Starkville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
    • Cullen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • South Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Fort Plain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Deck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Deck is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Worcester, with the one closest to South Worcester listed first.
    • Ames
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ames is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <1>
    • Buel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Sprout Brook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lykers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lykers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
    • Flat Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Brookman Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Canajoharie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hallsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Palatine Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Nelliston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Worcester, with the one closest to South Worcester listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Summit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
    • South Jefferson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Beards Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
    • Richmondville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Blenheim
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Janesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Seward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Seward is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Vintonton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Warnerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Breakabeen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Cobleskill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Worcester, with the one closest to South Worcester listed first.
    • Highmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushnellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville

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

Cemeteries Near South Worcester ...

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

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 South Worcester - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Worcester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Simpson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Strain Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Titus Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Quaker Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dugway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bliven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fergusonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Butts Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Harpersfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotteville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (401 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Worcester had a population of 137 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fergusonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fergusonville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergusonville
  • North Harpersfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpersfield
  • Charlotteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Schenevus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Worcester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Davenport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Kortright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Kortright is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
  • Chaseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chaseville is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
  • Harpersfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Creek is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maryland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • East Worcester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • East Worcester is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Worcester
    • Decatur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Davenport Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in South Worcester ...

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 South Worcester.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Worcester, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Worcester.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Worcester:

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 South Worcester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Worcester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.