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 (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. 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 ...
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.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Unadilla. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Unadilla.
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 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.
Unadilla 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Unadilla:
- Otsego County (The home county of Unadilla)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
- Wells Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youmans Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
- Copes Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Otego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West End is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- West Oneonta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
- Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oneonta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laurens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colliersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Mount Vision
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
- Nineveh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Creekside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Harpursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deposit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- East Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Ouaquaga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Gulf Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Quinneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- Brookvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookvale is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
- Chenango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
- East Guilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Mount Upton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yaleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yaleville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
- Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lathams Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
- Union Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- West Bainbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Afton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nineveh Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
- Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
- Sidney Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tacoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Masonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Merrickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
- North Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Franklin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- Barbourville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barbourville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- China
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Mundale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mundale is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
- Walton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hambletville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hambletville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambletville
- Hamden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- Earlville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
- Brandt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Lanesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Susquehanna Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
- Susquehanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Starrucca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Unadilla, see our County-by-County Page for Unadilla.
Cemeteries Near Unadilla ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unadilla.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Unadilla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
- Evergreen Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Sidney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lower East Masonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Guilford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Unadilla Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Pearsall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olmsted Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 had a population of 1,157 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Unadilla had a population of 1,039 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Unadilla, with the one closest to Unadilla listed first.
- South Unadilla
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Unadilla is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Unadilla
- Youngs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Youngs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Sidney Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Masonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Masonville
- East Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Sidney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sidney
- Wells Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Guilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Guilford is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
- Unadilla Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unadilla Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla Center
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Masonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tacoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tacoma is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Franklin Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Depot is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Depot
- Merrickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrickville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Unadilla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Unadilla.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Unadilla ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unadilla.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Unadilla. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Unadilla and those printed in the larger area surrounding Unadilla.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Unadilla.
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 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 Unadilla:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Otsego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Chenango County
- Delaware County
- Madison County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Unadilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |