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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 Utica (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 Utica. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Utica is located in Oneida County and is the County Seat.

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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Utica)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Utica, with the one closest to Utica listed first.
    • Yorkville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deerfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New York Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Whitesboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
      • Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <1>
    • New Hartford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Marcy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oriskany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany
      • Oriskany is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany <1>
    • Sauquoit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Paris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
    • Clark Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Mills
      • Clark Mills is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark Mills <1>
    • Clayville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
      • Clayville is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayville <1>
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Utica, with the one closest to Utica listed first.
    • Button City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Columbus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Utica, with the one closest to Utica listed first.
    • Crum Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Emmonsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emmonsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonsburg
      • Emmonsburg is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emmonsburg
      • From Utica to Emmonsburg
    • Middle Sprite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Utica, with the one closest to Utica listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Corrado Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankfort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <1>
    • Ilion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
    • Kast Bridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kast Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kast Bridge
      • From Utica to Kast Bridge
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
    • Poland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
    • Herkimer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Middleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cold Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
      • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <1>
    • Cedarville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarville
      • From Utica to Cedarville
    • Mohawk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
  • Madison County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Utica, with the one closest to Utica listed first.
    • Mindenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mindenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
      • Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mindenville
      • From Utica to Mindenville
    • Saint Johnsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
    • Brookman Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hallsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Otsego County

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

Cemeteries Near Utica ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Utica.

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

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

  • New Forest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weeber Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Israe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Israe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Israe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glenside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (390 more) ...
    • East Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Deerfield - Schuyler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerfield - Schuyler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerfield - Schuyler 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Utica had a population of 44,001 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Utica had a population of 59,253 people.

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

  • Yorkville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maynard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Oneida County
  • Deerfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • New York Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • New Hartford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
    • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Washington Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
    • Washington Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Mills <1>
  • Whitesboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
    • Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <1>
  • Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
    • Harbor is located in Herkimer County
  • West Schuyler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Schuyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Schuyler
    • West Schuyler is located in Herkimer County
  • Chadwicks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadwicks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwicks
    • Chadwicks is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadwicks <1>
  • Marcy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sauquoit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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    • Norwich Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oriskany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany
      • Oriskany is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany <1>
    • Walesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesville
      • Walesville is located in Oneida County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Utica ...

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 229 newspapers that have been published in the area around Utica.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Utica. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Utica and those printed in the larger area surrounding Utica.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6> of Utica.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Utica:

The official website for Utica: www.cityofutica.com/

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Utica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Utica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Utica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0996, Longitude: -75.2349    









 

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