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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 Walesville (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 Walesville. 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 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.

Walesville is located in Oneida 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 Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Walesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walesville, with the one closest to Walesville listed first.
    • Clark Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Westmoreland
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kirkland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Kirkland is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • New York Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Whitesboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Oriskany
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorkville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Camelot Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Camelot Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Clinton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • New Hartford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Bartlett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Marcy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dix
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walesville, with the one closest to Walesville listed first.
    • Button City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Columbus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Sherburne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walesville, with the one closest to Walesville listed first.
    • Norwich Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Corrado Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Poland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Russia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Ilion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Newport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cold Brook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedarville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Chepachet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • West Winfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kast Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kast Bridge is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
    • Millers Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walesville, with the one closest to Walesville listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Leisher Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walesville, with the one closest to Walesville listed first.
    • Valley Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Kenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Munns
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Munnsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Solsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratts Hollow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • Pratts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Wampsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bouckville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walesville, with the one closest to Walesville listed first.
    • Mycenae
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Tall Pines Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Eagle Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Kirkville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Oswego County
    • Cleveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walesville, with the one closest to Walesville listed first.
    • Plainfield Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • Brighton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Richfield Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington Flats
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Edmeston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • South Edmeston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • West Burlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Snowdon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon

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

Cemeteries Near Walesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walesville.

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

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

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

  • Westmoreland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blackmen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Carr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dix Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (397 more) ...

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 Walesville had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Westmoreland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kirkland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kirkland is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • New York Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Whitesboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oriskany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hecla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hecla is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
  • Lairdsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lairdsville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
  • Clinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Hartford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Yorkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bartlett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bartlett is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Maynard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Maynard is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Marcy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dix
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • Washington Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Walesville ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walesville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walesville.

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 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 Walesville:

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 Walesville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.