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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 Tomantown (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 Tomantown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Tomantown is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.

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

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Tomantown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tomantown, with the one closest to Tomantown listed first.
    • Jackson Summit
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
    • Cranberry Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
    • Northville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mayfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Broadalbin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
    • Berkshire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Berkshire is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
    • Gloversville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Progress
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Progress is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Broadalbin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Meco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Meco is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
    • Union Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Mills Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tomantown, with the one closest to Tomantown listed first.
    • Benson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Arietta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
    • Wells
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gilmantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Piseco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Speculator
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Morehouseville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tomantown, with the one closest to Tomantown listed first.
    • Dolgeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fort Plain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Salisbury Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Salisbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Newville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Newville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Little Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tomantown, with the one closest to Tomantown listed first.
    • Fort Johnson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tribes Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wallins Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
    • Fonda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Fonda is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <1>
    • Fultonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Harrower
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Harrower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
    • Hagaman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Amsterdam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Auriesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rockton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Rockton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • Randall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Randall is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Cranesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tomantown, with the one closest to Tomantown listed first.
    • Edinburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Batchellerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • Hagedorns Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
    • Whiteside Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
    • Day Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Mosherville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Galway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Allentown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Porter Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • South Corinth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Birchton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Birchton is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
    • Rock City Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Schenectady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tomantown, with the one closest to Tomantown listed first.
    • Glenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pattersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rotterdam Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mariaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Braman Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
    • Mariaville Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
    • Rynex Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
    • East Glenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
    • Stoodley Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
    • Scotia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <1>
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tomantown, with the one closest to Tomantown listed first.
    • Argusville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Argusville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
    • Esperance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tomantown, with the one closest to Tomantown listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Stony Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Luzerne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Athol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Tomantown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tomantown.

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

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

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

  • Bleeker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Berry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Christie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gifford Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bleecker Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Main Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riceville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (279 more) ...
    • Munsonville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wadswarth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Partridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

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

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

  • Benson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Benson is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Cranberry Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
  • Sacandaga Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sacandaga Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacandaga Park
  • Bleecker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bleecker is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
  • Mayfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Northville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hope is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Munsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Munsonville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
  • Kingsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Kingsboro is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsboro
  • North Broadalbin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
  • Benedict
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Benedict is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
  • Edinburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Gloversville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Broadalbin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Batchellerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville

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

Newspapers Published in Tomantown ...

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 Tomantown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tomantown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tomantown.

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 Tomantown:

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>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- Tomantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Tomantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.