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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 Starkville (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 Starkville. 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 southwest 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 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.

Starkville is located in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Starkville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starkville.

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

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

  • Hawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Hornesville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Hornesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Hornesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willse Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willse Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willse Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pumpkin Hook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pumpkin Hook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pumpkin Hook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flint Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Houpt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Haupt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haupt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haupt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garlock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garlock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Castle Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Castle Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Castle Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (427 more) ...
    • Dunkel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Frey Bush Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frey Bush Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frey Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Starkville had a population of 318 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Van Hornesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Hornesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hornesville
    • Van Hornesville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Hornesville <3>
  • Hallsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salt Springville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springville
    • Salt Springville is located in Montgomery County
  • Newville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newville
    • From Starkville to Newville
  • Freysbush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freysbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysbush
    • Freysbush is located in Montgomery County
  • Mindenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
    • East Springfield is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Springfield <3>
  • Sprout Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creek
    • East Creek is located in Herkimer County
  • Indian Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Castle
    • Indian Castle is located in Herkimer County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Buel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Plain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
      • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <3>
    • Saint Johnsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
      • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Starkville ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starkville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Starkville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Starkville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Starkville:

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Starkville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starkville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9194, Longitude: -74.7747    
<5>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.
<6>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 Starkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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