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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 Unadilla Forks (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 Unadilla Forks. 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 Unadilla Forks ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Unadilla Forks: Unadilla Frks.

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 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 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.

Unadilla Forks 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 Unadilla Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Unadilla Forks:

  • Otsego County     (The home county of Unadilla Forks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla Forks, with the one closest to Unadilla Forks listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Burlington Flats
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmeston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Burlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • South Edmeston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Snowdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Richfield Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Garrattsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Patent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Cattown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cattown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
      • Cattown has also been known as:
      • Cat Town
    • Oaksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla Forks, with the one closest to Unadilla Forks listed first.
    • Button City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • New Berlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sherburne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Norwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Plymouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Meadow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Norwich
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Otselic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Kirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Lathams Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
  • Fulton County
    • Crum Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla Forks, with the one closest to Unadilla Forks listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chepachet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Cedarville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Millers Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Norwich Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • South Columbia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Cullen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Corrado Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Ilion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Frankfort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mohawk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edicks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla Forks, with the one closest to Unadilla Forks listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Hamilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • South Hamilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Hamilton Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Solsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Earlville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bouckville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pecksport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Randallsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Pine Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla Forks, with the one closest to Unadilla Forks listed first.
    • Brookman Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
    • Hallsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Mindenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
    • Sprout Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Buel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Buel is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
    • Saint Johnsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla Forks, with the one closest to Unadilla Forks listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Bridgewater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Pine Village Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Cassville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stockwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Sangerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Waterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Sauquoit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oriskany Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Schoharie County
    • Leesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville

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

Cemeteries Near Unadilla Forks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unadilla Forks.

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 Unadilla Forks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Unadilla Forks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clarke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crumb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hoxie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Leonardsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Welch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • West Winfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookfield Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bass Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (460 more) ...
    • Burgess Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bardin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgewater Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Unadilla Forks had a population of 312 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bridgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Leonardsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Plainfield Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
  • West Winfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Edmeston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Edmeston
  • North Edmeston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edmeston
  • West Exeter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Exeter is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Exeter
  • East Winfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Winfield is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winfield
  • North Bridgewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
  • North Winfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Winfield is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winfield
  • Babcock Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Babcock Hill is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Hill
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • South Brookfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Brookfield is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brookfield
    • Burlington Flats
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarville Station is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Station

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

Newspapers Published in Unadilla Forks ...

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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unadilla Forks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Unadilla Forks, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Unadilla Forks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Unadilla Forks:

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>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 Unadilla Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Unadilla Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.