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 Weber Corners (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 Weber Corners. 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 Weber Corners ...
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 Weber Corners: Weber Cors.
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 northwest 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 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.
Weber Corners is primarily located in Otsego County. A portion of Weber Corners extends into Schoharie 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 Weber Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weber Corners:
- Otsego County (The home county of Weber Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weber Corners, with the one closest to Weber Corners listed first.
- South Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Center Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Calcutta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Pleasant Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Roseboom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Worcester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middlefield Center is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Center
- Middlefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Middle Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Village is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
- Albany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weber Corners, with the one closest to Weber Corners listed first.
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Knox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Potter Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
- Preston Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berne
- South Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
- Cooksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weber Corners, with the one closest to Weber Corners listed first.
- Simpsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Harpersfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Kortright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Kortright is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kortright
- Stamford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Davenport Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grand Gorge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Kortright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shackport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shackport is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
- Bloomville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roxbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weber Corners, with the one closest to Weber Corners listed first.
- Ephratah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ephratah is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephratah
- Sammonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sammonsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammonsville
- Crum Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crum Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Creek
- Garoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garoga is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoga
- Lassellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lassellsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassellsville
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Johnstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meco is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meco
- Middle Sprite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Berkshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Gloversville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weber Corners, with the one closest to Weber Corners listed first.
- Fort Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Starkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Cullen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Deck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Newville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Paines Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- South Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Edicks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Jacksonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Little Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- East Herkimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weber Corners, with the one closest to Weber Corners listed first.
- Ames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sprout Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Lykers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lykers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykers
- Canajoharie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brookman Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brookman Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookman Corners
- Palatine Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Nelliston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Randall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Mindenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mindenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenville
- Schenectady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weber Corners, with the one closest to Weber Corners listed first.
- Braman Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Delanson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duane Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Mariaville Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Princetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Rynex Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Schoharie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weber Corners, with the one closest to Weber Corners listed first.
- Seward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Janesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Leesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Sharon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Richmondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Warnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cobleskill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beards Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weber Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Weber Corners.
Cemeteries Near Weber Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weber Corners.
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 Weber Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weber Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weber Corners, with the one closest to Weber Corners listed first.
- Dorloo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Houck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peoples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beekman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sissum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winnie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ferris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marcley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Richmondville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Hynds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Strobeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Weber Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weber Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weber Corners, with the one closest to Weber Corners listed first.
- South Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Seward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Center Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- West Richmondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richmondville
- Hyndsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyndsville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsville
- Sharon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Center is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Sharon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- East Worcester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Worcester is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Worcester
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Roseboom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Richmondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weber Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weber Corners.
Newspapers Published in Weber Corners ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weber Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weber Corners, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weber Corners.
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 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 Weber Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Otsego County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albany County
- Delaware County
- Fulton County
- Herkimer County
- Montgomery County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie 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> | 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 Weber Corners, 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' (or 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- Weber Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |