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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 Stockbridge (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 Stockbridge. 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 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.

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

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Stockbridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stockbridge, with the one closest to Stockbridge listed first.
    • Valley Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Munns
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Siloam
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Kenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Pratts Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • Pratts
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Peterboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Morrisville Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
    • Morrisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Solsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bouckville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stockbridge, with the one closest to Stockbridge listed first.
    • Otselic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Otselic Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Smyrna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sherburne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Meadow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Button City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Plymouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • South Otselic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • North Norwich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • New Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stockbridge, with the one closest to Stockbridge listed first.
    • Crains Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
    • Truxton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cummings Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stockbridge, with the one closest to Stockbridge listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • West Winfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedarville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Chepachet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Corrado Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Millers Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Ilion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
    • Mohawk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • South Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stockbridge, with the one closest to Stockbridge listed first.
    • Augusta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Sherrill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oneida Castle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Vernon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sconondoa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
    • Oriskany Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Waterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Blackmans Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Blackmans Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Corners
    • Cagwin Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Cagwin Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagwin Corners
    • Lowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Agnes Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Agnes Corners is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes Corners
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stockbridge, with the one closest to Stockbridge listed first.
    • Delphi Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Mycenae
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Tall Pines Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Kirkville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pompey Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Manlius
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Fayetteville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lyndon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lyndon is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Minoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <1>
    • Pompey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stockbridge, with the one closest to Stockbridge listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Constantia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gayville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • West Monroe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stockbridge, with the one closest to Stockbridge listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • South Edmeston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Burlington Flats
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmeston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Burlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Brighton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton

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

Cemeteries Near Stockbridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stockbridge.

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 Stockbridge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Munnsville Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stockbridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eisaman Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Peterboro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Peterboro Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Helena's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Helena's Cemetery
    • The St. Helena's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Helena's / Valley View Cemetery
    • Valley View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66586 <2>
  • Davis Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (429 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Knoxboro - Augusta Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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 Stockbridge had a population of 296 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Munnsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Valley Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Siloam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Siloam is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Bennetts Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bennetts Corners is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
  • Pratts Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
  • Pratts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Knoxboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Merrillsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrillsville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Kenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kenwood is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Augusta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Augusta is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Sherrill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oneida Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Morrisville Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
    • Solsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vernon Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Stockbridge ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stockbridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stockbridge, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stockbridge.

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 Stockbridge:

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 Stockbridge, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stockbridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.